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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…
Are India-U.S. Relations Entering a Difficult Phase?
At a media briefing on May 13, India’s Ministry of External Affairs dismissed President Donald Trump’s claims of having “mediated” a “full and immediate ceasefire” between New Delhi and Islamabad. The deal was “bilaterally reached,” it said. A day later, Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar told reporters…
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…
India-Pakistan Spiraling Towards a Perilous Abyss
The deadly terror attack in Pahalgam in Indian-administered Kashmir, which was initially claimed by The Resistance Front, an entity India accuses of being linked with Pakistan-based banned group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), has New Delhi and Islamabad staring at the specter of…
SAV Q&A on Third Party Intervention Post Pahalgam-Part 1
With New Delhi’s precision strikes into mainland Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir on May 7, the crisis between India and Pakistan in the wake of the Pahalgam terror attack has escalated further. South Asian Voices asked experts Yun Sun, Barbara Slavin, and…