The Acquisition of Modern Technologies by the Indian Military: Strategic Security and Geopolitical Implications for Pakistan
A comprehensive military modernization plan is being followed by India; despite many regional impediments it has acquired enough state-of-the-art weapons in various fields. Resultantly this has enhanced the insecurity spectrum in the region and Pakistan in particular. In this regard, strategic stability and balance of power in the South Asia region particularly among Pakistan and India is muddling. In the light of geostrategic compulsions, India has been successful in receiving unflinching assistance, especially from the US-led Western world primarily against China. Furthermore, one of the most regional impediments is a perpetual arms race in the region which is considered to be an eminent challenge for regional development and prosperity. However, the spillover effect of foreign-backed Indian military modernization has posed certain compulsions on Pakistan to enhance its military capability. Such regional developments are exponentially maximizing the existing vacuum triggered by territorial conflicts and ideological differences between Pakistan and India.
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Indian Military Modernization, Strategic Stability, Nuclear Deterrence
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(1) Ahmad Farooq
PhD Scholar (IR), Department of Politics and International Relations, International Islamic University, Islamabad, Pakistan.
(2) Muhammad khan
Professor, Department of Politics and International Relations, international Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI), Islamabad, Pakistan.
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APA : Farooq, A., & khan, M. (2024). The Acquisition of Modern Technologies by the Indian Military: Strategic Security and Geopolitical Implications for Pakistan. Global Strategic & Security Studies Review, IX(III), 62-68. https://doi.org/10.31703/gsssr.2024(IX-III).06
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CHICAGO : Farooq, Ahmad, and Muhammad khan. 2024. "The Acquisition of Modern Technologies by the Indian Military: Strategic Security and Geopolitical Implications for Pakistan." Global Strategic & Security Studies Review, IX (III): 62-68 doi: 10.31703/gsssr.2024(IX-III).06
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OXFORD : Farooq, Ahmad and khan, Muhammad (2024), "The Acquisition of Modern Technologies by the Indian Military: Strategic Security and Geopolitical Implications for Pakistan", Global Strategic & Security Studies Review, IX (III), 62-68
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TURABIAN : Farooq, Ahmad, and Muhammad khan. "The Acquisition of Modern Technologies by the Indian Military: Strategic Security and Geopolitical Implications for Pakistan." Global Strategic & Security Studies Review IX, no. III (2024): 62-68. https://doi.org/10.31703/gsssr.2024(IX-III).06