India-Pakistan tensions

Fisherfolk in India and Pakistan are the victims of a turbulent mix of politics, economic crises, and climate change.

Indian customs officials reportedly intercepted a Malta-flagged merchant ship carrying a computer numerical control machine en route from China to Pakistan.

The new year brings new hope that the time is right for India and Pakistan to focus on confidence-building measures to resume diplomatic and trade ties.

Pakistan fears that with elections nearing in India, Modi will escalate tensions with Islamabad to draw electoral dividend.

The transfer of cutting-edge technologies to India is aimed at countering China, but it will also threaten the national security of Pakistan.

The current crisis in Pakistan may turn out to be a challenge for New Delhi after all.

While India would like the current phase of stability at the LoC to continue, it has little incentive to try to make a grand gesture toward peace with Pakistan.

Thankfully the accidental firing of an Indian missile into Pakistani territory did not lead to escalation, but many questions remain unanswered about what happened.

The incident has raised questions about existing safety mechanisms in India to prevent accidental missile launches.

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

Parsing the war’s consequences, implications, and relationship to 2019’s Balakot crisis.