{"id":196382,"date":"2026-03-09T12:59:06","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T07:59:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/?p=196382"},"modified":"2026-03-09T12:59:06","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T07:59:06","slug":"indian-army-chiefs-claim-on-pakistan-defense-a-desperate-attempt-to-mask-embarrassment-analysts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kmsnews.org\/kms\/2026\/03\/09\/indian-army-chiefs-claim-on-pakistan-defense-a-desperate-attempt-to-mask-embarrassment-analysts.html","title":{"rendered":"Indian Army chief’s claim on Pakistan defense a desperate attempt to mask embarrassment: Analysts"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Jammu: Analysts have criticized Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi\u2019s remarks attributing Pakistan\u2019s defense capabilities to foreign technology, calling it a deliberate attempt to hide India\u2019s strategic embarrassment despite its overwhelming advantages in size, resources, and military strength.<\/p>\n

According to Kashmir Media Service, speaking in a podcast, Gen Dwivedi claimed that Pakistan\u2019s soldiers merely \u201cpress the button\u201d while the equipment, information, and Artificial Intelligence (AI) they use are sourced from other countries.<\/p>\n

Citing the Russia\u2013Ukraine conflict, he said, \u201cAs far as Pakistan is concerned, if I can say that a Pakistani soldier is only pressing the button. Equipment is there from a different country, the information which is reaching through satellites is from a different country, and AI which is a network also provided from a country.\u201d<\/p>\n

Gen Dwivedi claimed that this dependence on foreign technology makes interoperability a \u201ccause of concern\u201d for India. He also questioned the supposed behavioral changes in Pakistan following Operation Sindoor, pointing to constitutional amendments that empower Pakistan\u2019s military leadership.<\/p>\n

However, analysts said that Gen Dwivedi\u2019s statements are aimed at diverting attention from India\u2019s own strategic shortcomings and presenting Pakistan as technologically dependent to justify India\u2019s defense posture. They said the narrative exaggerates the role of foreign support while ignoring India\u2019s multiple advantages over Pakistan in population, territory, economy, and military resources. The experts added that India\u2019s attempt to frame Pakistan as externally reliant is designed to mask embarrassment over India\u2019s inability to deter smaller adversaries effectively despite its overwhelming superiority.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Jammu: Analysts have criticized Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi\u2019s remarks attributing Pakistan\u2019s defense capabilities to foreign technology, calling it a deliberate attempt to hide India\u2019s strategic embarrassment despite its overwhelming advantages in size, resources, and military strength. According to Kashmir Media Service, speaking in a podcast, Gen Dwivedi claimed that Pakistan\u2019s soldiers merely \u201cpress …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":194524,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-196382","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-india"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t