Strategic Culture of India and Pakistan and Its Influence on Weapon Names

Occupation: Faculty of Foreign Languages, The Prince Alexander Nevsky Military University, Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
Affiliation: The Prince Alexander Nevsky Military University, Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation
Address: Russian Federation, Moscow

Journal name

Asia and Africa Today

Edition

Issue 9

Pages

19-26

Abstract

Nowadays the concept of strategic culture implying that every country has a special way of strategic thinking that reflects its options for dealing with threats and the use of military force has become very popular among specialists in the field of international relations. Usually, the main exponent of the strategic culture is the ruling elite, which determines both domestic and foreign policy. Recently, it has given much attention to the choice of weapon’s name. Information about new weapons is widely covered by the media. The choice of names can partly reflect the strategic thinking of a particular country.

For example, the names of Pakistani weapons indicate its orientation against India, demonstrate the desire of its leadership to mark distance between the two countries and emphasize spiritual affinity of Pakistan with the Islamic countries.

At the same time, there is no hint of a confrontation with a particular country in the names of Indian weapon. Its creators inspired by pre-Islamic period of history, culture, religious and philosophical ideas of India sought to convey independent and neutral message of its foreign policy.

Keywords

strategic culture, foreign policy, Pakistan, India, weapon

Received

16.02.2023

Publication date

25.09.2023

Number of characters

26707

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GOST	Golubtsova E. Strategic Culture of India and Pakistan and Its Influence on Weapon Names // Asia and Africa Today – 2023. – Issue 9 C. 19-26 [Electronic resource]. URL: https://asaf-today.ru/S032150750024403-5-1 (circulation date: 20.05.2024). DOI: 10.31857/S032150750024403-5
MLA	Golubtsova, Ekaterina "Strategic Culture of India and Pakistan and Its Influence on Weapon Names." Asia and Africa Today 9 (2023):19-26. DOI: 10.31857/S032150750024403-5
APA	Golubtsova E. (2023). Strategic Culture of India and Pakistan and Its Influence on Weapon Names. Asia and Africa Today (9), pp.19-26 DOI: 10.31857/S032150750024403-5

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