Скриншот программы AXIS.
During his visit to Minsk, the Chief of the Pakistan Air Force held talks with the leadership of the Belarusian armed forces and the Security Council. According to the authors of the AXIS programme on India’s The Times of India, the visit points to the emergence of new defence cooperation between Pakistan, Belarus and Russia.
According to the programme, Islamabad views Belarus not only as a supplier of military equipment but also as a partner in technology transfer and joint production. The authors note that the bilateral roadmap for 2025-2027 envisages the development of joint manufacturing rather than merely the procurement of military hardware.
The programme says Belarus has a well-developed defence industry producing drones, microelectronics, electro-optical systems and heavy military chassis, while its close alliance with Russia gives Minsk access to Russian technologies.
“There is another aspect that receives far less attention. Belarus is one of the world’s most effective sanctions evasion routes. Western restrictions have failed to stop Russia’s war machine precisely because Belarus serves as a transit hub. Technologies that cannot be supplied directly from Europe or Asia to Russia often pass through Minsk. Now this corridor is opening up for Pakistan as well. This means Pakistan could potentially gain access to Russian and Chinese defence technologies through Belarusian supply channels in ways that are far more difficult to track, sanction and block,” the programme’s authors claim.
The Indian analysts argue that the cooperation could help Pakistan develop its own defence industrial base and reduce its dependence on Western arms suppliers. Particular attention is paid to drone technologies. Following the conflict between India and Pakistan in May 2025, Islamabad is seeking not only to purchase advanced drones but also to establish domestic production, according to the programme.
At the same time, the programme notes that India itself is also actively cooperating with Belarus in the defence sector. The authors refer to the participation of Indian military personnel in the Zapad-2025 exercises, India’s purchase of Belarusian Berkut-BM loitering munitions, and contacts with the Belarusian holding company BelOMO.
AXIS concludes that the system of military and political partnerships in Eurasia is becoming more flexible and that Pakistan is attempting to replicate the model of diversified defence cooperation previously pursued by India. At the same time, the authors stress that it is still too early to speak of a full-fledged strategic alliance between Pakistan, Belarus and Russia, as much will depend on the scale of technology transfers, financing and Moscow’s policy toward New Delhi and Islamabad.