If nuclear war comes, it will happen because of a calculation or miscalculation by India or Pakistan.
As Washington Vacillates, Asia’s Alliances Are Shifting
Alliances and rivalries are reshuffling as Asian countries try to make sense of the Trump administration’s belligerent and erratic foreign policy.
Narendra Modi: Pragmatist or Ideologue?
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is a well-known Hindu nationalist. But on foreign policy, he seems more likely to show his pragmatic side.
India “Soft”? Not After It Launches Its Own Kill-bin-Laden Attacks on Pakistan
Some in India see the U.S. attack on the Bin Laden compound as a chance to address their inferiority complex about their country being “soft.”
To the ISI, Its Hidden Agenda for the Mumbai Attacks Made Perfect Sense
Brutal as the Mumbai attacks were, the hidden agenda behind them was more logical than the one behind the invasion of Iraq.
Do Nuclear Weapons Keep India and Pakistan From Each Other’s Throats?
Is the possession of nuclear weapons by India and Pakistan the second “successful” deterrence story after the Cold War?
Dropping Musharraf?
There is a whiff of Âregime change in the air these days, but not where you might expect it. Not in Iraq, where the conservative U.S.-backed Shiites are already in power. Not in Iran, where White House threats have served to unite, rather than divide, that country. But in Pakistan, where President Pervez Musharraf has recently fallen out of U.S. favor.