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India-Pakistan

Pakistan Comes Out Emboldened After Clashes With India
By Umair Jamal
Pakistan has established its own "new normal" with India, indicating that it will retaliate to India’s actions with resolve and firepower.

Ajai Sahni on India’s Military Strikes on Pakistan
By Sudha Ramachandran
Covert operations are “far more effective in weakening the terrorist infrastructure and enterprise in Pakistan, but only if they cover the full spectrum of covert instrumentalities available.”

Pakistan Prepares Counterblow as India’s Airstrikes Raise War Fears
By Umair Jamal
Islamabad's policy of "quid pro quo plus" in responding to any Indian attacks is likely to see it carry out more attacks in Kashmir and India.

Pakistan Threatens to Suspend Participation in the Simla Agreement
By Sudha Ramachandran
Should it act on its warning, the situation in Kashmir could seriously destabilize as both India and Pakistan scramble to alter the status quo militarily.

India’s Indus Ultimatum: South Asia’s Red Line Moment
By Mirza M. Hamza
The tit-for-tat measures announced by India and Pakistan resemble a classic prisoner’s dilemma, where each side views escalatory retaliation as rational -- even necessary -- despite mutual harm.

India’s Suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty With Pakistan Could Backfire
By Umair Jamal
It could prompt China to block the Brahmaputra River, which supplies around 30 percent of India’s fresh water and about 44 percent of its total hydropower potential.

Terrorists Target Tourist Hotspot in India’s Jammu and Kashmir
By Sudha Ramachandran
The Resistance Group, an affiliate of the Pakistan-based Lashkar-e-Taiba, has claimed responsibility for the mass killings. How will India respond?

What Are the Prospects for Reviving India-Pakistan Trade?
By Waleed Sami
India-Pakistan trade has been especially difficult since 2019. What would it take for the neighbors to overcome present barriers to trade?

5 Years After Pulwama Attacks and Balakot Strikes
By Christopher Clary
Will the memory of Balakot as stressed by Indian officials make escalation more appealing and de-escalation harder for Indian leaders when confronting the next crisis?

Pakistan Watches Closely as India Hosts G20 Summit This Weekend
By Umair Jamal
Islamabad could ask its friends in the G-20 to ensure that the final statement is not hostile to Pakistan in any way.

India, Drones, and Human Rights: The Flight Forward
By Siddhant Hira and Ryan Mitra
A drone doctrine is important to ensure not only that drones are not misused, but also their use does not trigger an escalation of hostility between India and Pakistan

Pakistan Says India was Behind Recent Bomb Blast in Lahore
By Zarar Khan
The explosion took place near the residence of Lashkar-e-Taiba founder Hafiz Saeed.
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