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THE LATENT OPERATIONAL SWAY OF MODERN INDIAN CONVENTIONAL WEAPONS ON THE ARMED FORCES OF PAKISTAN

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http://dx.doi.org/10.31703/gsssr.2021(VI-IV).05      10.31703/gsssr.2021(VI-IV).05      Published : Dec 2021

The Latent Operational Sway of Modern Indian Conventional Weapons on the Armed Forces of Pakistan

Abstract

    Attaining and maintaining operations security remains the primary objective of armed forces on modern battlefields. Due to their flexibility in employment, conventional weapons are the true weapons of war and warfare, and in turn, significantly affect the operational environment based on their offensive as well as defensive capabilities. South Asia being a nuclear flashpoint is still characterized by conventional weapons. This paper intends to investigate the traditional weapon modernization undertaken by India and the likely impact of systems such as the Russian-built T-90S Main Battle Tank and S-400 Missile System, French-built Rafale Omni-role aircraft, and the Indian Navy aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya on the Armed Forces of Pakistan. The paper aspires to examine how and why these weapons and their acquisitions and deployments are likely to affect the operations security of both rival armed forces and recommend several conventional responses to enhance it, with special regard to Pakistan.

    Operations Security, Conventional Warfare, T-90S, S-400, Rafale, India, Pakistan

    (1) Muhammad Ali Baig
    Research Associate, Institute of Strategic Studies Islamabad (ISSI), Pakistan./ Ph.D. Scholar, School of Politics and International Relations (SPIR), Quaid-i-Azam University (QAU), Islamabad, Pakistan
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