In today's scenario, the US with its whooping $20 Trillion GDP, is miles ahead of any other country. Russia with its less than $2 Trillion GDP is ten times weaker. This is the very recipe of a disaster.
The country of 1648195 sq km2 and just 8.4 crore people and run by the hard cleric president having major Shia castes Muslims have been considered by the world as one of the major threat due to its increasing nuclear stockpiles accusing for using for making a nuclear weapon.
With India's successful Anti-Satellite Weapons (ASAT) test, Pakistan is no longer into the euphoria of- Bleed India with thousand cuts. Here's the importance of ASAT explained into layman's terms.