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MIRPUR(AJK): , Nov 26 (APP):Dr. Asma Khawaja, Executive Director Center for International Strategic Studies, while describing South Asia’s evolving environment as one of “tri-compression”—of space, time, and domains has said that electronic warfare and cyber operations have significantly altered the strategic landscape and stability between India and Pakistan “remains fragile” as emerging technologies had become central to strategic planning.
She was addressing launching ceremony of the book, Strategic Reckoning: Perspectives on Deterrence and Escalation Post-Pahalgam, hosted by the Center for International Strategic Studies (CISS) AJK, in the federal metropolis, it was officially said.
“Bringing together leading contributing authors and strategic thinkers, the book offers a timely and much-needed scholarly response to India’s claims and the broader global narratives shaping South Asian security”, says a press release issued here.
The event was moderated by Tayyaba Khurshid, Research Officer at CISS AJK.
Among the distinguished contributing authors was Dr. Brig (R) ZahirHaiderKazmi, Arms Control Adviser at the Strategic Plans Division. He described the book as “a befitting rebuttal to Indian assertions,” stressing that nuclear deterrence continues to uphold stability while compellence strategies heighten escalation risks.
Dr. Kazmi underscored the need to integrate cyber warfare considerations into modern military planning and called for dismantling “constructed narratives” that distort regional realities.
Prominent scholar Professor Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal, Dean of Social Sciences at Quaid-i-Azam University, emphasized the dual nature of warfare—tangible and intangible.
He warned that Pakistan lags in shaping the academic narrative, noting that “we remain under a form of literary colonization,” as English-language strategic publications often embed clear biases.
Referring to an article in Foreign Policy that labeled Pakistan’s ICBMs a threat to the United States while downplaying India’s Agni-V, he highlighted the asymmetry in global strategic discourse.
Contributing author Dr. Atia Ali Kazmi, President of the Global Peace Strategy Forum, highlighted Pakistan’s shift toward an indigenous deterrence model integrating nuclear, conventional, and grey-zone capabilities. She cited Operation Bunyan-ul-Marsous as a demonstration of calibrated, cross-domain deterrence that reflects Pakistan’s capacity for precision, restraint, and credible response.
Editor of the volume, Dr. RabiaAkhter, Dean of Social Sciences at the University of Lahore, emphasized that India’s strategy in Jammu and Kashmir represented not only military dominance but also ideological occupation. She cautioned that India sought to normalize limited war under the nuclear umbrella.
Dr. Akhter reiterated that Kashmir remained a critical flashpoint and that regional stability would remain elusive as long as the dispute persists. She noted that India initiated the crisis, while Pakistan prevented escalation by responding with maturity and restraint,” adding that India was constructing a “permanent crisis machine—with Kashmir as its headquarters.”