Pakistan’s Strategic Evasion of Desert Warfare With India

Pakistan’s reluctance to engage India in major combat across the desert fronts of Rajasthan and adjoining sectors is rooted in clear strategic and structural asymmetries.Whereas the mountainous regions of Kashmir provide defensive advantages through difficult terrain and local familiarity, the open desert plains expose the Pakistan Army’s vulnerabilities in manoeuvre, fire support, and
Pakistan’s reluctance to engage India in major combat across the desert fronts of Rajasthan and adjoining sectors is rooted in clear strategic and structural asymmetries.Whereas the mountainous regions of Kashmir provide defensive advantages through difficult terrain and local familiarity, the open desert plains expose the Pakistan Army’s vulnerabilities in manoeuvre, fire support, and
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