THE BRAHMOS IN PAKISTAN – A RANGE OF SCENARIOS “In a volatile geopolitical environment, such as present along India’s borders, even accidents have the potential to promote national interests…” – Veteran Col RS Sidhu Relevant Facts of the Incident An unarmed Indian Brahmos supersonic cruise missile gets launched from Sirsa, Haryana at 091843 hrs in general direction of Mahajan, flying on approximate magnetic bearing 225 degree for near 80 kms, in a flight time of 1 minute 20 seconds. Suddenly the missile veered nearly 100 degrees off course onto a flight path close to 325 degrees magnetic bearing, flying 124 kms in Pakistan airspace for 3 minutes and 44 seconds before land fall at Mian Channu, in Pakistan. Mian Channu is located in Pakistan, close to Multan, a major cantonment housing strategic military installations and straddling CPEC choke points on Indus and Ravi rivers. The missile flew a total flight distance of approximate 400 kms in a flight time of 6 minut...