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Balakot strike

Iran Has Conducted Strikes in Pakistan Before. This Time Was Different.

Iran Has Conducted Strikes in Pakistan Before. This Time Was Different.

By Riaz Khokhar and Asma Khalid
Pakistan’s retaliation was unexpected, and thus may not necessarily establish deterrence against future Iranian strikes.

Why Did Pakistan’s Shehbaz Sharif Offer India Conditional Talks Now?

Why Did Pakistan’s Shehbaz Sharif Offer India Conditional Talks Now?

By Umair Jamal
Pakistan fears that with elections nearing in India, Modi will escalate tensions with Islamabad to draw electoral dividend.
Dogfight and Football: How the 2019 Balakot Airstrike Still Fuels Political Bickering in India and Pakistan

Dogfight and Football: How the 2019 Balakot Airstrike Still Fuels Political Bickering in India and Pakistan

By Abhijnan Rej
A Pakistani opposition politician has accused the Imran Khan government of caving in to Indian pressure, forcing it to release a captured pilot last February.

India’s Frontier Paradox

India’s Frontier Paradox

By Abhijnan Rej
The more decisively India has tried to break out of its continental dilemma, the worse it has gotten for the country.

Lessons From Balakot: One Year On

Lessons From Balakot: One Year On

By Sitara Noor and Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan
One year ago, India and Pakistan engaged in dangerous brinkmanship. What are the lessons learned?

Qassem Soleimani’s Assassination: Lessons for India?

Qassem Soleimani’s Assassination: Lessons for India?

By Abhijnan Rej
Soleimani’s assassination puts us in uncharted strategic waters, with implications, based on interpreted lessons, for India and others.

The Kargil War: India and Pakistan 20 Years Later

The Kargil War: India and Pakistan 20 Years Later

By Sameer Lalwani and Eyal Hanfling
Parsing the war’s consequences, implications, and relationship to 2019’s Balakot crisis.
A War of Words? Conflicting Media Narratives Between India and Pakistan

A War of Words? Conflicting Media Narratives Between India and Pakistan

By Akash Sriram
In a game of optics and perception, India's Modi and Pakistan's Khan each have come away with a victory.

Indian Air Strategy After Balakot: The China Factor

Indian Air Strategy After Balakot: The China Factor

By Vasabjit Banerjee and Prashant Hosur Suhas
How is India's air force placed to handle a potential war with Pakistan and a two-front war with Pakistan and China?

Pakistan Returns Captured Indian Pilot

Pakistan Returns Captured Indian Pilot

By Zaheer Babar
It was a welcome move toward de-escalation, even as cross-border shellings continue.

Pulwama, Balakot—What Next? Escalation Risks and the India-Pakistan Crisis

Pulwama, Balakot—What Next? Escalation Risks and the India-Pakistan Crisis

By Ankit Panda
The ball is now in Pakistan’s court, bringing the crisis back to an inflection point, with further escalation now probable.
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