Military power is connected with a robust economy to provide the necessary resources for defence and combat capabilities, including artillery, cavalry, fighter jets, warships, and cyber security systems. Progressive and stable economic conditions play a pivotal role in developing the requisite infrastructure or modern warfare to achieve military strength. A robust and buoyant economy supports national security and strengthens defence.

Similarly, military power provides a secure environment conducive to economic stability and sustained growth derived from necessary resource accumulation and proper utilisation. Both prosperity (economic strength) and peace building through defence capabilities are interconnected and strengthen each other.

Peace leads to prosperity and vice versa. The interplay between economic strength and military power can holistically be realised through their underlying determining factors. Economic strength is measured by the size of the economy, i.e., real GDP, sustained growth in GDP per capita (uplift of the economic well-being), developed infrastructure, trade volume, technological progress, capital abundance, ample natural resources, and proficient human resources.

Meanwhile, military power is gauged by financial resources/the size of the defence budget, modernised combat/fighting equipment, warfare infrastructure, technological advancement, strategic capability, and professional and skilled manpower.

Contemporary time conflicts and wars are highly sophisticated and complex. The........

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