Pakistan’s Abdali Missile Test: A Direct Challenge to India
In a deliberate escalation following the Pahalgam terror attack, Pakistan has openly challenged India by testing the Abdali missile—a short-range, solid-propellant ballistic weapon with a claimed range of 450 kilometers—raising alarms over its potential deployment along shared borders, where it could threaten India’s northwestern regions with precision strikes on military installations, bunkers, and strategic assets.”
Pakistan’s Abdali Missile Test: A Direct Challenge to India”
“Amidst a barrage of hollow threats from Pakistani social media and defense analysts, India is reportedly weighing retaliatory military options, as the Abdali—mirroring the role of India’s indigenous Prithvi series—serves as a battlefield-ready missile designed for rapid strikes, underscoring the volatile arms race between the two nuclear-armed neighbors.”
“Experts highlight the Abdali’s troubling lineage, with its design bearing significant Chinese and North Korean hallmarks, suggesting external collaboration in bolstering Pakistan’s tactical arsenal, while its limited range positions it as a destabilizing tool for border-centric warfare, further inflaming tensions in an already fragile regional security landscape.
