India-Pakistan conflict

Why Did Pakistan Test Its MIRV-Capable Ababeel Missile?

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Pakistan’s People Are Fleeing Not Only Economic Crisis But Extremism

In late October 2023, Pakistani test-fired an Ababeel missile for the first time since 2017. Pakistan’s decision to develop and test multiple independent re-entry vehicle (MIRV) capable missiles like the Ababeel are within Pakistan’s policy of “full spectrum deterrence under the dictum of credible minimum deterrence.” The Ababeel, the Pakistani military explained back in 2017, … Read more

Michael Kugelman on the India-Pakistan Relationship

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What Did Pakistan’s FM Accomplish at the SCO Meeting in India?

Advertisement On May 4 and 5, Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto Zardari was in India for a Shanghai Cooperation Organization meeting. It was the first visit by a Pakistani foreign minister to India since 2011 – but given the multilateral nature of the trip, it very much did not mark a breakthrough in bilateral relations.  … Read more