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%T Russia-Pakistan Military Cooperation: A Tectonic Shift? %A Jagtiani, Ashini %J IndraStra Global %N 1 %P 2 %D 2017 %K Russia, Pakistan, Geo Politics %@ 2381-3652 %~ Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, India %> https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-50989-3 %X On September 24, 2016, Russian Ground Forces and the Pakistani Army showcased their arsenal and demonstrated safety mechanism techniques at the Army High Altitude School in Rattu and at a special forces training center in Cherat in northern Pakistan. A first of its kind joint military exercise, termed Druzhba-2016 (Friendship 2016), was followed by a round of consultations between the respective foreign officiates in December 2016, in Islamabad. In addition, Pakistan’s military plans to receive four Russian-made Mi-35M attack helicopters in 2017. Perceptibly, China is pressing Russia to take Pakistan on board for a triangular strategic partnership, starting with a round of talks in Moscow on issues relating to the rise of Islamic States’s foothold in Afghanistan and Russia’s potential role in the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) project. %C USA %G en %9 Zeitschriftenartikel %W GESIS - http://www.gesis.org %~ SSOAR - http://www.ssoar.info