Pakistan cruise missiles pose key challenge to India

With Pakistan arming itself with nuclear capable cruise missiles with stealth capabilities, a new dimension has been added to India's maritime security challenges, says leading Indian defence expert retired Commodore C Uday Bhaskar.

"Taking a leaf from China, Pakistan seems to be investing in cruise missiles," he said, referring to Pakistan's indigenously developed cruise missile Babur, which can carry both nuclear and conventional warheads.

"This has lowered the index of stability in the region," Bhaskar said at an Asia-Pacific security seminar on India's Maritime Security Challenges at the East-West Centre on Tuesday.

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