Don't know if it's been brought up but seems like Argentina is allocating $600 million to acquire 12 JF-17 Block-III.
https://en.mercopress.com/2022/02/14/argentina-to-send-military-team-to-china-to-discuss-arms-deal
As Allah SWT in Quran Pak guides us (paraphrasing), invite everyone concerned to initiate dialogue on what is common between all. This was, I believe, guidance for starting a dialogue with Kufar. I strongly believe it would have more success with starting a dialogue with all the Musim sects.
& yet post-revolution Iran supported Sunni Palestinians and their cause against Israel, has had tense relations with the Shia majority Azerbaijan, extended support to Zaidi Shias in Yemen even though Zaidi ideology stands against the Shia ideology followed by Iran.
I am not saying your answer...
This is an important question. Our strategic analysts and political scientists don't concern themselves with in-depth analysis of causal phenomena of Pakistan's diplomatic problems, possibly because more than often they find answers that are not of Pakistani likings. This is not to say that Iran...
That is somewhat true. But my perspective is that it's less to do with IAF's bureaucracy being influenced with the DRDO/HAL's special interests, and more with the civilian government and bureaucracy (nevertheless, your argument holds). In many cases the DRDO and is subsidiaries commenced...
You have wiped out Palestine almost completely from the map, and one doesn't really need to use the "N" word to be threatening. Israel is a threat to Iran in every possible sense of the word.
Israel and apartheid South Africa conducted nuclear tests in collaboration on an island South East of African continent (see Vela Incident). They also reportedly had access to French hot test data. If you have a hot test data from somewhere you don't really need to test then, just build the bombs.
Typhoon T3 is the best solution, though the US might still meddle out of habit. But given the current financial status there might be no Western aircraft induction for the foreseeable future.
I am also not pinning hopes on AZM, since many keep trumpeting it, given Pakistan's present financial...
Its more to do with Babur-III. But I am unsure if Babur-III necessitates VLS. If it doesn't then PN is likely to forgo VLS option to expedite the submarines' timely development.