Tensions between India and Pakistan are rising, with Chinese defense stocks surging after Pakistan's apparent use of China-made weapons to down Indian jets. Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar claimed on Wednesday that Pakistan deployed Chinese-made J-10C fighter jets in a clash with India's air force,

Increasing Western military support to India, and China’s to Pakistan, signals a shift in global alignments — and another potential flashpoint for international tensions.

A military expert has warned that the ongoing conflict between India and Pakistan could lead to a "potential WW3 scenario". India has launched a number of missile strikes on Pakistan in retaliation for a terror attack last month which it has blamed on Islamabad.