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Recasting the Trajectory of Pakistan’s Defense Industry
Pakistan's defense industry, which for decades focused on ensuring indigenous defense production in light of sanctions and wartime embargos, is now entering a new phase centered on export potential. Pakistan’s defense production complexes were initially designed to secure a continuous…
भारत-पाकिस्तान परिवेश में कृत्रिम बुद्धिमत्ता, लक्ष्यीकरण एवं तनाव वृद्धि के जोखिम
अमेरिका-इज़राइल-ईरान युद्ध यह दर्शाता है कि कृत्रिम बुद्धिमत्ता (एआई) सैन्य निर्णय-समर्थन और लक्ष्य निर्धारण प्रक्रियाओं को तीव्रता से आकार दे रही है। इस संघर्ष में, अमेरिका ने कथित तौर पर ऐसे एआई उपकरणों का प्रयोग किया है जो प्रहार की…
India’s Military Vision for 2047: A Challenging Path
Historically, recurring crises, scarcity of resources, and a tendency toward ad hoc thinking have constrained India’s defense planning. But on March 10, 2026, Indian Defense Minister Rajnath Singh released Defence Forces Vision 2047: A Roadmap for a Future-Ready Indian Military,…
One Year After Pahalgam: Competing Narratives and Converging Risks
May 7 through 10 marked the one-year anniversary of one of the most intense crises in decades between India and Pakistan, two nuclear-armed neighbors that share a long and heavily militarized border and together hold at risk nearly 1.7 billion…
The Air War in West Asia: Lessons for Pakistan
The U.S. and Israeli attack against Iran starting on February 28, 2026, aimed to degrade Iranian air defense systems, achieve air superiority, and strategically target sites across Iran. Given its lack of air defense integration and outdated air force, Iran…
After the Four-Day War: Defense Adaptation and Strategic Realignment Across South Asia
The May 2025 conflict between India and Pakistan lasted less than a week, but its aftershocks are still coursing through the region. The crisis saw the region's first live combat test of Chinese-manufactured J-10C fighters, PL-15 beyond-visual-range (BVR) missiles, and…