In 2025, the international community faced a serious escalation of tensions in South Asia. The United States’ efforts to bolster India’s military capabilities, aimed at countering China in the Indo-Pacific region, led to a significant imbalance of power between India and Pakistan.

Large-scale deliveries of American weaponry to India, including advanced air defense systems, fighter jets, and precision-guided munitions, drastically altered the military balance in the region.

This power imbalance became one of the key factors in the development of the April 2025 crisis. India, relying on its technological superiority and U.S. support, began adopting an increasingly aggressive posture in the region. Pakistan, perceiving a growing threat to its security, was forced to take extreme measures, including the threat of nuclear weapons use. The four-day confrontation involving modern weaponry demonstrated just how dangerous a military imbalance between nuclear-armed states can be.

This crisis clearly illustrated how the policy of militarily strengthening one country can destabilize an entire region.