Dhaka, May 23 -- Pakistan's army chief Asim Munir was elevated to the rank of field marshal this week in recognition of his strategic leadership during the recent conflict with India. He becomes the second Pakistani field marshal since Ayub Khan. The air war between India and Pakistan resulted in the downing of several Indian aircraft which proved to be a strategic triumph for China and Pakistan due to the successful combat performance of Chinese aircraft and missiles in the inventory of the Pakistani military. Pakistan relied on an integrated air defense system which proved to be critical to its success.

According to Michael Dahm, a senior fellow at the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, Pakistan integrated ground radars with fig...