Overview

• The INS Surat, part of India's P15B destroyer project, successfully conducted a precision cooperative engagement with the MR-SAM air defence system in the Arabian Sea.
• The MR-SAM system is designed to counter surface-to-surface missiles and aerial threats, reinforcing India's maritime defence capabilities.
• The test follows a deadly terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, attributed to a Pakistan-linked proxy group, which killed 26 people.
• Pakistan has issued a maritime advisory for its own surface-to-surface missile test along the Karachi coastline, scheduled between April 24 and 25.
• India has implemented diplomatic countermeasures, including visa cancellations for Pakistani nationals, suspension of the Indus Water Treaty, and closure of the Attari-Wagah border crossing.