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Five Key Concepts to Understand the India-Pakistan Crisis
The recent India-Pakistan crisis drew global attention, but meaningful analysis requires applying an understanding of strategy and technology. This explainer, developed by Stimson’s Strategic Learning initiative, explores five key concepts — deterrence, the stability-instability paradox, escalation, standoff weapons, and crisis…
India’s Past Lessons, Current New Normal, and Future Pakistan Policy
After a four-day conflict involving missile strikes, drone incursions, and intense aerial combat, India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire on May 10. Both nations have since declared victory and celebrated what they claim is a new approach of dealing…
The Resolve Paradox in India-Pakistan Crisis Bargaining
In the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack, a new India-Pakistan standoff emerged, leaving observers anxiously contemplating the implications of India’s escalation and Pakistan’s retaliation. After a four-day confrontation and a ceasefire, the dust is more or less settled on…
Armed Rivalry: Assessing India and Pakistan’s Military Buildup Amid Renewed Tensions
India-Pakistan tensions have flared up into a crisis once again. On May 7, India launched missile strikes into mainland Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir in response to a deadly militant attack in Pahalgam in Indian-administered Kashmir. The days of fighting that…
SAV Q&A on Third Party Intervention Post Pahalgam Pt 3: Daniel Markey on U.S. Role and Implications for Ties with India & Pakistan
On May 14, 2025, Daniel Markey spoke with South Asian Voices Editor-in-Chief Akriti Vasudeva Kalyankar and Associate Editor Elizabeth Zazycki on U.S. involvement in terminating the India-Pakistan crisis, President Donald Trump's recent comments on the Kashmir dispute, and the implications of these…
SAV Q&A on Third Party Intervention Post Pahalgam Pt 2: Andrew Small on Chinese Tech and U.S. Mediation
The four-day kinetic confrontation between India and Pakistan ended in a ceasefire on May 10, 2025, but observers are still grappling with the sequence of strikes and counterstrikes, assessing claims of damage by both sides, and parsing strategic narratives. On…