• No Indigenous Naval Shipbuilding: Pakistan’s Continued Dependence on Foreign Military Aid

    No Indigenous Naval Shipbuilding: Pakistan’s Continued Dependence on Foreign Military Aid

    Despite its status as a nuclear power, Pakistan relies heavily on foreign military aid and imports for its naval modernization. Over the decades, the country has failed to establish a self-sufficient indigenous maritime shipbuilding industry. Instead, Pakistan depends on foreign suppliers – notably China, the United States (US), and Turkey – for advanced naval platforms…

  • The “Neo-Cold War” in the Indian Ocean Region

    The “Neo-Cold War” in the Indian Ocean Region

    Addressing an event last week at London’s Oxford University, Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe said some people are seeing “imaginary Chinese Naval bases in Sri Lanka. Meanwhile, the Hambantota Port (in southern Sri Lanka) is a commercial joint venture between our Ports Authority and China Merchants – a company listed on the Hong Kong…