ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE SOLUTIONS TO PAKISTAN’S MARITIME SECURITY CHALLENGES: COLLABORATION WITH CHINA
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https://doi.org/10.47781/asiapacific.vol43.Iss2.7951Keywords:
Strategic Stability, Blue Economy, Artificial Intelligence, Climate Change, Nuclearisation, Maritime Security, Indian Ocean Region, Pakistan NavyAbstract
Naval modernisation initiatives, increased geostrategic competitiveness, and the expanding usage of cutting-edge technology, such as artificial intelligence (AI), are the main causes of the Indian Ocean Region's (IOR) quick development. As the interests of China and the US, India, and other regional governments collide, superpowers are transforming crucial IOR Rivers into a conflict. Pakistan has several maritime security issues, including the ongoing presence of foreign forces in the area, growing nuclear and naval threats from India, and new concerns from resource scarcity and climate change. This study examines Pakistan's maritime security issues in the context of the changing IOR while assessing AI-based strategic defence solutions. Through foreign case studies, the research examines defence innovation tactics and environmental monitoring techniques in order to propose a comprehensive maritime security strategy that uses AI technology to defend Pakistan's oceans and coastlines. The cooperation with China, especially the joint efforts in the field of the AI-powered naval forces, surveillance tools, and maritime facilities, comes out as one of the keys to the reinforcement of the maritime security system in Pakistan.
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