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𝗠𝗔𝗟𝗗𝗜𝗩𝗘𝗦, 𝗦𝗥𝗜𝗟𝗔𝗡𝗞𝗔 & 𝗕𝗔𝗡𝗚𝗟𝗔𝗗𝗘𝗦𝗛 𝗖𝗔𝗡 𝗣𝗥𝗢𝗩𝗘 𝗛𝗢𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗟𝗘 𝗔𝗚𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗦𝗧 𝗜𝗡𝗗𝗜𝗔𝗡 𝗡𝗔𝗩𝗬 𝗙𝗟𝗘𝗘𝗧
US & Pakistan are encircling Indian Navy’s bastion (IOR). North India has seen many land battles. This time its about Peninsula.
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𝐖𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐋𝐢𝐥𝐲 𝐏𝐚𝐝?
On 24 Oct 2025, #Pakistan’s Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee (CJCSC) Gen. Sahir Shamshad Mirza visited Maldives to Strengthen Military cooperation between Pakistan & #Maldives. He met President
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Muizzu, Defense Minister Mohamed Ghassan Maumoon, and Chief of Defense Forces Major General Ibrahim Hilmy. Earlier in Feb 2025, General Hilmy also visited #Pakistan to discuss bilateral defense cooperation with Pakistan Army Field Marshal #AsimMunir. After General Mirza’s
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visit to Male, on October 31, 2025, the #Pakistan Navy's Zulfiquar-class frigate PNS Saif (F-253) conducted a three-day visit to Malé, which included joint drills with the Maldivian National Defence Force. What all did PNS Saif deliver in Male is not known.
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𝐏𝐚𝐤 𝐍𝐚𝐯𝐲 𝐓𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐆𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐝𝐬
PNS Saif participated in a Passage Exercise (PASSEX) with Maldives Coast Guard vessels to improve coordination between both naval forces. The Mission Commander Commodore Md Zeshan Nabi Sheikh met with
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key Maldivian military leaders, including Chief of Defense Force Major Gen Ibrahim Hilmy & Commandant of Maldives Coast Guard Brigadier General Mohamed Saleem. He also visited the High Commission of Pakistan & met High Commissioner Vice Admiral (Retd) Faisal Rasul Lodhi.
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𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐝𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐬- 𝐏𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧- 𝐓𝐮𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐲 𝐀𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐞
Maldives has backed Pakistan on #Kashmir issues at the UN and OIC, while #Pakistan supports Maldives claims in the Indian Ocean. #Maldives has sourced drones from #Turkey (Bayraktar TB2 and Anka models in 2024).
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Bayraktar can carry up to 150Kgs of explosives in 4 hard points. Maldives also tested a modified Bayraktar with 1000 Kms range in Below is the list of munition that #Bayraktar can carry.
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𝐔𝐒 𝐒𝐫𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐚 𝐃𝐞𝐟𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐥
Three days back, US & Sri Lanka signed a Defence MOU to strengthen military ties, with joint training and maritime security initiatives set to begin in mid-2026. This agreement was signed by US Ambassador Julie Chung,
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Brigadier General Trenton Gibson, and Sri Lanka’s Defence Secretary Air Vice Marshal Sampath Thuyacontha (Retd). It aims to enhances Sri Lanka's defence capabilities through collaboration with the Montana National Guard and US Coast Guard District 13, potentially increasing
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its strategic autonomy. The MOU could facilitate increased US military presence near India’s southern coast, raising concerns about surveillance and potential encirclement in the Indian Ocean region.
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𝐒𝐫𝐢 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐤𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐏𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐫
- #China has armed Lanka with Type 81,122mm MBRL unguided rockets for area saturation which are compatible with local ammo production.

- Indigenous 122mm MBRL rockets compatible with Chinese, Pakistani and Czech systems.
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- Gabriel Mk II Anti- Ship Missiles armed on two Sa'ar 4-class missile boats (SLNS Nandimithra & Suranimala).

𝐔𝐒 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬
- By 2027, US is supplying MH-60R Seahawk Helicopters for Anti-submarine warfare (ASW)
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- MK 41 VLS Modules for anti-ship/submarine missiles (Harpoon/NSM integration)

𝐏𝐚𝐤𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧’𝐬 𝐔𝐩𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐒𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐬
- Burraq UCAV, Medium-altitude drone with laser-guided missiles

- Anza Mk-III MANPADS, Portable anti-aircraft system
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- Bakhtar-Shikan ATGM (What will Sri Lanka do with ATGMs?)

- JF-17 Thunder

- Armed drones (#Turkey made)
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𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝟏𝟗𝟕𝟏
1971 is a historical year from many perspectives. While the much hyped American F-86 Sabre jets were found shot and hung on the trees of Sirsa, Haryana and Garibpur, West Bengal (Boyra Air Battle (November 22, 1971), Indian navy did not
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let Task Force 74 of the US 7th fleet enter #BayofBengal. India did not only pinned down #Pakistan but also countered US effectively. It took 53 years to send a @dgprPaknavy ship to #Bangladesh which landed in Chittagong last week.
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#Pakistan & US will benefit deeply by targeting Indian Navy to weaken India’s supply chain in peninsula. US already has deep interests in controlling 33% world maritime trade rich gas reserves in #BayofBengal.
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- #Myanmar has internal war
- #Bangladesh is in shambles
- Imposing Terror angle on #SriLanka will impact Economy
- #Maldives is already hit

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