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Pakistan’s Warning and the Army Rocket Force: A New Chapter in South Asian Deterrence
Reading Time: 3 minutes A year marked by confrontation, capability shifts and dangerous rhetoric may be reshaping deterrence in South Asia. On Saturday, Pakistan’s Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) issued one of its starkest warnings in decades, cautioning that any future conflict with India “might lead to cataclysmic devastation” and vowing to respond “without any qualms or restraint.” The statement followed a series of provocative remarks from India’s top brass. Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi warned that Pakistan must end “state-sponsored terrorism if it wants to stay on the map,” while Air Chief Amar Preet Singh boasted that Indian forces had “downed five Pakistani fighter jets” during May’s confrontation — a claim Islamabad dismissed as “delusional and fabricated.” Defence Minister Rajnath Singh added that Indian soldiers were ready for any challenge, touting high morale and modern weaponry. Behind the rhetoric lies a strategic development that could redefine Pakistan’s conventional deterrence posture:
