For China, a replica Arleigh Burke-class destroyer is turning into a laboratory where PLA studies an adversary’s systems and rehearses actions required before a conflict begins.
Over the past two decades, China has gone from a follower to a major global force in drones. It has been seen as an advantage as drones are becoming more central to warfare.
Analysis of India's total trade with Russia shows lopsided balance in favour of the latter. India’s exports are minimal, while merchandise imports comprise primarily crude & fertilisers.
This opens up a market worth several thousand crores while allowing defence ministry to diversify and speed up production at a time when armed forces are looking to build missile stock.
At some point Pakistani dictators begin to show paranoia. That’s the strategic reality most relevant to India since the late fifties. Munir’s case is worse, like some sudden acrophobia.
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