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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…
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…
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…
The Politics of Labeling Terror Groups
On 26 July 2024, in an official notification by the Ministry of Interior, the Pakistani government encouraged all government entities to use the term "Fitna al-Khawarij" to refer to the Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP). Pakistan’s Armed Forces adopted the same strategy.…
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…