Comment by Riaz Haq on September 11, 2026 at 9:29am

@IndiasWorld_mag

#LongRead | “Over fifty years later, it can be argued that the Pakistan Navy’s submarines and anti-ship missiles are the key factors that make compellence for the Indian Navy a questionable pursuit.”




While the Indian Navy retains conventional superiority over the Pakistan Navy in both fleet strength and technology, it falls short in fundamental ways to actualise its stated compellence strategy at the tactical level in a future high-escalation ladder conflict scenario.

Can India’s naval superiority translate into sustained compellence?

Read our new article by @auro508 here:


https://x.com/indiasworld_mag/status/2098312151777907121?s=61&t...

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Following Operation Sindoor, the Indian Navy transitioned its naval strategy from simple deterrence to active compellence against Pakistan. This strategic shift involved aggressive forward deployments and force expansions, though constraints such as Pakistan's growing submarine fleet continue to influence operational limits. Read the full analysis by Araudra Singh at India's World. [1, 2, 3, 4]

https://indiasworld.in/long-read-assessing-indian-navys-compellence...

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The former Chief of Naval Staff (CNS) Admiral Dinesh Tripathi was recently engaged in a slew of interviews, focusing on Operation Sindoor, Pakistan, Indian Navy’s (IN) submarine capability and its future combat posture. Similar to his comments days after Operation Sindoor, the CNS reiterated IN’s domination of Pakistan Navy (PN) during the conflict, while stating that “the forward deployment of a Carrier Battle Group and our aggressive operational posture in the Northern Arabian Sea forced the Pakistan Navy to remain confined to their ports or close to the Makran coast”. On future force posture, he added that the IN remained on course to become a 200-plus ship force by 2035 and had “significantly expanded maritime surveillance networks, underwater

Comment by Riaz Haq on September 13, 2026 at 9:39am

Mohsin Ali
@Mohsin_o2
Indian Navy Vice Admiral (R) says Pakistan’s eight Hangor-class submarines will be a “massive headache” for India.

“Pakistan’s eight Hangors are going to be a BIG headache for us. I would love to be the operational commander on the Pakistani side.”

— Vice Admiral (Retd.) Sanjay Mahindru

https://x.com/Mohsin_o2/status/2099077809209803157?s=20

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Defence Insider
@defence_insider
The Indian Navy has long viewed Pakistan 🇵🇰 Navy’s submarine modernisation with serious concern, and the Type 039B Hangor programme is clearly raising the stakes.

Eight Hangor class submarines, alongside the AGOSTA 90B modernisation, will significantly strengthen Pakistan 🇵🇰 Navy’s undersea warfare capability.

Just wait and see what weapon systems and combat capabilities Pakistan 🇵🇰 Navy has procured alongside its new submarines. The undersea balance in the Arabian Sea could look very different in the coming years. https://x.com/mohsin_o2/status/2099077809209803157/video/1

https://x.com/defence_insider/status/2099081389509693510?s=20

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Ramandeep Bajwa
@Ramandeep_Bajwa
Neglect of air force saw unpleasant surprises in 2019 and 2025 when lack of critical assets like AWACS, aerial tankers, electronic warfare aircraft, missing multiple domain warfare capability allowed the adversary to hold its own against much larger numbers.

https://x.com/Ramandeep_Bajwa/status/2099062064912470384?s=20

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