@article{Hassan_Khan_2021, title={POST OPERATIONS SWIFT RETORT: CHALLENGES AND WAY FORWARD FOR A SMALL AIR FORCE}, volume={35}, url={https://ndujournal.ndu.edu.pk/site/article/view/107}, abstractNote={<p>The aerial incidents after ‘Pulwama’ episode opens an inimitable chapter in the history<br>of air power as it cemented the pivotal status of air force in the overall security milieu.<br>A mission executed by a small air force under modern air combat environment which<br>achieved all its politico-military objectives. However, the incident is the beginning of an<br>unrelenting story as Indian Air Force (IAF) can never erase this discomfiture and will<br>respond in future to regain its lost glory and diminish Pakistan Air Force (PAF)<br>psychological ascendency. The operation has generated several challenges including<br>psychological and professional for IAF and parity of capabilities for PAF, reminiscence<br>of which will continue for decades to come. In order to remain vigilant and alert, PAF,<br>though a small air force in comparison to IAF, needs to maintain its ‘Resolve to<br>Respond’ by ensuring its effectiveness against all domains of current complex conflicts.<br>A new approach is adapted by borrowing an academic theory of ‘Balance of Resolve’<br>from the strategic brinksmanship, identifying six variables, which covers all aspects of<br>resolve, prudence and inter harmony both at governmental and military levels. The<br>article focuses on the effectiveness of a small air force on the future consequences of<br>the operation in the domain of ‘Resolve to Respond’ and a future road map for a<br>sustainable resolve to address any similar misadventures.</p>}, journal={NDU Journal}, author={Hassan, Ahmed and Khan, Dr Zulfqar}, year={2021}, month={Dec.}, pages={79–92} }