KRL-122 Multiple Launch Rocket System
Reading Time: 4 minutesKRL-122 Rocket Launcher: Pakistan’s Indigenous Take on the 122 mm Grad The KRL-122 is Pakistan’s domestically developed iteration of the ubiquitous 122 mm multiple-rocket launcher (MRL) family. Built around the proven BM-21 “Grad” concept, the KRL-122—sometimes referred to by the name Ghadab or Gadab in open sources—reflects a pragmatic, cost-effective Continue Reading
Bangladesh–Pakistan Army Cooperation: Confronting the Common Indian Threat
Reading Time: 3 minutesFor over half a century, India has sought to consolidate dominance in South Asia through coercion, pressure, and selective intervention. Its military doctrine has consistently cast Pakistan as the principal adversary while treating Bangladesh as a peripheral buffer to be kept under strategic influence. Today, as India pursues an ambitious Continue Reading
Turning a Page—Bangladesh, Pakistan, and the Opportunity of Reconciliation
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe shadow of history often shapes the contours of contemporary geopolitics, and for Bangladesh and Pakistan, few historical events cast as long a shadow as the war of 1971. Fifty-four years on, the scars of that conflict remain etched in collective memory. Yet, in the complexity of South Asian geopolitics Continue Reading
Bangladesh and Pakistan Move Towards Comprehensive Defence Ties
Reading Time: 4 minutesBangladesh and Pakistan have signalled a fresh push towards developing comprehensive defence cooperation, as senior military officials met in Rawalpindi to discuss avenues for collaboration across multiple sectors. Lieutenant General Faizur Rahman, Quarter Master General of the Bangladesh Army, called on General Sahir Shamshad Mirza, NI, NI (M), Chairman Joint Continue Reading
Bangladesh Strengthening Defence Relations with China, Pakistan, Türkiye and the United States
Reading Time: 5 minutesIn the shifting sands of geopolitics, Bangladesh has sought to strike a delicate balance between the competing interests of global and regional powers. As a nation that lies at the crossroads of South and Southeast Asia, with the Bay of Bengal serving as a maritime artery of strategic significance, Bangladesh Continue Reading