How India and Pakistan's military and nuclear capabilities compare

The epic poem Mahabharata, the first of the texts composed by the Hindu classic Bhagavad Gita, tells the story of two sister clans, the Kauravas and the Pándavas, whose familiarity gives way to deep differences that lead to a bloody battle. The myth of hostilities between India and Pakistan, once part of the same nation, now archenemies endowed with nuclear weapons on the edge of an – another – open war, is returned to force. After centuries of …

How India and Pakistan's military and nuclear capabilities compare

India and Pakistan have boosted their military capabilities since they clashed in 2019. As tensions rise between the nuclear-armed neighbours, this is how they stack up.

India and Pakistan continue to be plunged into an escalation of tension that escalated after the first one launched a series of air strikes on Wednesday morning against infrastructure classified as terrorist on the territory of its neighbor to the north. Islamabad denounces that Indian bombings hit civilian populations, killing 31 people and wounding 57 more.From there, activity has taken place in the airspace. The recent escalation has been tri…

Explained: How many nuclear weapons do India and Pakistan have?

Tensions between India and Pakistan are escalating, with Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif calling for a meeting of the body that oversees its nuclear arsenal. Both nations are nuclear-powered. India maintains approximately 180 nuclear warheads .Pakistan possesses around 170 warheads and follows a policy allowing first use under certain conditions

How do India and Pakistan’s armies and nuclear arsenals compare to each other?

While India has a far larger military and economic advantages over Pakistan, experts tell Arpan Rai neither of the nuclear-armed neighbours can afford a full-blown war

1998: India’s Pokhran-II Tests, Emergence As A Nuclear State

In May 1998, India stunned the world by carrying out its second round of underground nuclear detonations—collectively known as Pokhran-II—at the Rajasthan Test Range. Over two days, May 11 and 13, the Government of India successfully detonated five devices, propelling India into the exclusive club of declared nuclear-armed states. Background: From “Smiling Buddha” to Pokhran-II India’s nuclear journey began with the 1974 “Smiling Buddha” test, w…