China’s Secret Role: Satellite, India’s Air Defense Aid to the Pakistan Conflict | Indian News
China has given Pakistan important satellite and air defense assistance in its recent war-like confrontation with India. Before the war following the killing of 26 Indian tourists on April 22, China helped Pakistan monitor satellites in Indian space and redeployment of air defense radar systems and was director Ashok Kumar, director of the Indian Center for Joint Warfare Research (CENJOWS), a think tank affiliated with the Ministry of Defense.
“This helped them redeploy air defense radar so that any air operations on our side can be detected,” Kumar said at the New Delhi think tank headquarters. Support for the ISIS-related terrorist attacks were said to have been supported, which ignited an escalation between the nuclear-weapon neighbors.
Although the Indian government has not formally announced China’s role, and Pakistan acknowledged that it used Chinese weapons systems, Kumar’s discourse demonstrates logistical and intelligence cooperation between Beijing and Islamabad during the conflict.
Cenjows is a think tank study aimed at modernizing India’s military power. It has on its advisory board the Minister of Defense Rajnath Singh and heads of the Indian Army, Navy and Air Force.
As of Sunday night, requests for comment sent to China, India and Pakistan’s defense ministries, as well as the Indian Armed Forces and Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s office have not been answered as of Sunday night.
The worst conflict in 50 years
The recent skirmishes, known as the most intense conflict between India and Pakistan, have carried out drone attacks, artillery exchanges, missile exchanges and small arms battles in its disputed border areas. India has designated the April 22 killing as a Pakistan-sponsored terrorist bill – an Islamabad charge has dismissed one.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump allegedly had a ceasefire since May 10, and India is believed to be a bilateral negotiation. Pakistan then extended the ceasefire to Sunday, while India said it was seeking confidence-building measures.
China’s military hardware performance is poor: Report
Kumar also pointed out that under the actual situation on the battlefield, the Chinese military system deployed during the war was “defeated”. Although he did not explain, he cited Indian military officials and raised questions about the function of the system.
Pakistan reportedly used hundreds of drones in the war, but India’s cyber sensor system effectively responded to the threat.
Pakistan said on Friday it hit six Indian fighters. The statement has not been independently confirmed and India has not confirmed the losses.
Chinese hardware such as J-IOC fighter jets and PL-15 air-to-air missiles were reportedly used for the first time in actual combat. Their work has caused a sensation in regional defensive communities, especially in Taiwan. Neither China nor Pakistan conducted any assessment of their performance or public statements regarding the system’s contribution to the war.
India prepares for two challenges
Kumar warned that India’s future defense plan will have to increasingly consider the possibility of aggression between China and Pakistan. “Everything with China and Pakistan today can be seen as being with Pakistan,” he said.
He also suggested that if there is a future India-China conflict, it can be expected that Pakistan will support China.
Since the Cold War, China and Pakistan have enjoyed close strategic and military relations. Beijing has made significant investments in Pakistan through the Belt and Road initiative, including in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC).
China killed 20 Indian troops after a deadly border skirmish in 2020, and India continued to gradually redeploy military resources to strengthen its northern border. Despite recent improvements in relations in recent months, the new conflict highlights strategic tensions in the region.
