India & Pakistan escalating tensions
4 | April | 2019
After a terrorist attack, the shot of fighter jets raised the level of tensions between the two nuclear powers in South Asia over the disputed region of Kashmir. Pakistan, as a gesture of good faith, released the Indian pilot captured on February 27. Will this step be enough to avoid further escalation of violence?
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Resources
Factbox: India and Pakistan - nuclear arsenals and strategies [01/03/2019]
Zeba Siddiqui, Reuters
Timeline: India-Pakistan relations [01/03/2019]
Asad Hashim, Al Jazeera
From Suicide Bombing to Captured Pilot: A Timeline of the Latest Crisis in Kashmir [28/02/2019]
Time
Kashmir: Why India and Pakistan fight over it [27/02/2019]
BBC
Opinions & Analysis
ISPE: ¿Un conflicto de baja intensidad? [03/2019]
Política Exterior
China will not pick sides in India-Pakistan disputes [10/03/2019]
Li Qingqing, Global Times
Why India and Pakistan Avoided Nuclear War [07/03/2019]
Phillip Orchard & Xander Snyder, Geopolitical Futures
The Latest India-Pakistan Standoff Raises the Stakes for Future Crises [07/03/2019]
Kristine Lee & Ben Lamont, CNAS
India versus Pakistan -- on the brink [06/03/2019]
Athar Abbas, Nikkei Asian Review
For One Week, India and Pakistan Sunk Into a Miasma of Lies [06/03/2019]
Farhad Manjoo, New York Times
Be Very Worried About What Just Happened in India and Pakistan [06/03/2019]
Adil Najam, The Hill
The India-Pakistan Crisis Is More Dangerous Than Ever [06/03/2019]
Srinath Raghavan, Carnegie India
Civilian versus Militant: Kashmir, Islam, and the Brewing IndoPak War [06/03/2019]
Zunaira Komal, Jadaliyya
Cachemira durante el gobierno de Modi [05/03/2019]
Ana Ballesteros Peiró, ES Global
The subcontinent was just a heartbeat away from nuclear war [05/03/2019]
Nicholas Stuart, Sidney Morning Herald
In Kashmir, Afghanistan Talks May Hold the Key to Peace [04/03/2019]
Vasuki Shastry, Chatham House
India must use every option to cripple Pakistan’s military-jihadi complex now [04/03/2019]
Minhaz Merchant, Daily O
India-Pakistan tensions: Who won the war of perceptions? [04/03/2019]
Ajai Shukla, Al Jazeera
Khan’s victory over Modi [04/03/2019]
Yasser Latif Hamdani, Daily Times
National character of India [04/03/2019]
Muhammad Khan, Pakistan Observer
Measured response [04/03/2019]
Muhammad Usman, Pakistan Observer
The India-Pakistan Crisis Is Not Over [03/03/2019]
Arif Rafiq, National Interest
Pakistan Imposes Conflict Escalation Template on India. [03/03/2019]
Subhash Kapila, SAAG
That’s not cricket [03/03/2019]
Ahmer Naqvi, Dawn
Getting better of Pakistan is too small an ambition for India [03/03/2019]
Aakar Patel, National Herald of India
Is war an option? [03/03/2019]
Omar Iftikhar, Pakistan Observer
Now, the diplomatic battle [03/03/2019]
Munir Akram, Dawn
The Young Suicide Bomber Who Brought India and Pakistan to the Brink of War [02/03/2019]
Basharat Peer, New York Times
Why has Kashmir been forgotten? [02/03/2019]
Samreen Mushtaq & Mudasir Amin, Al Jazeera
Pakistan’s proactive foreign policy and India [02/03/2019]
Muhammad Hanif, Pakistan Observer
After Balakot, time for a diplomatic offensive [02/03/2019]
Maya Mirchandani, Observer Research Foundation
India versus Pakistan in the court of global opinion [02/03/2019]
Sreeram Chaulia, Nikkei Asian Review
India-Pakistan tension: Is there a role for SAARC? [02/03/2019]
K. Yhome, Observer Research Foundation
Understanding the Mixed Signals From Pakistan [02/03/2019]
Mohammed Ayoob, The Hindu
India and Pakistan enter a new, dangerous era [01/03/2019]
Myra MacDonald, Politico
India’s Media Is War-Crazy [01/03/2019]
Vaishnavi Chandrashekhar, Foreign Policy
Why India and Pakistan Are Fighting Over Kashmir Again [01/03/2019]
Lindsay Maizland, CFR
Pakistan released the Indian pilot. But it needs to do more for peace. [01/03/2019]
Husain Haqqani, Washington Post
Hold My Chai: Escalation and De-Escalation Scenarios in South Asia [01/03/2019]
Hijab Shah & John Schaus, CSIS
The intrusion of domestic politics in Kashmir tensions [28/02/2019]
Priya Chacko, Lowy Interpreter
Why Modi must not play the ‘statesman’ and agree to enter into dialogue with Pakistan [28/02/2019]
Sushant Sareen, Daily O
India should aim for ‘escalation dominance’ over Pakistan [28/02/2019]
Ramesh Thakur, The Strategist
Modi and Khan Must Discount Short-Term Gains [28/02/2019]
Farzana Shaikh, New Statesman America
India and Pakistan on the Brink [28/02/2019]
Sudha Ramachandran, The Diplomat
India has made its point in Pakistan. Time to let the diplomats do the hard talk. [28/02/2019]
Barkha Dutt, Washington Post
Ending the India-Pakistan Crisis Requires a Courageous Narendra Modi [28/02/2019]
Ankit Panda, The Atlantic
India and Pakistan at the Brink, Foreign Policy Heads Into the Unknown in South Asia [27/02/2019]
Alyssa Ayres, The Print
India-Pakistan: Shadow Dancing in the Himalayas [27/02/2019]
David Brewster, Lowy Interpreter
Kashmir: India and Pakistan’s escalating conflict will benefit Narendra Modi ahead of elections [27/02/2019]
Sita Bali, The Conversation
Narendra Modi and Imran Khan are playing a dangerous game of brinkmanship [27/02/2019]
Faisal Al Yafai, The National
India and Pakistan Have Lost Control of the Narrative [27/02/2019]
Mihir Sharma, Bloomberg
India and Pakistan resort to the diplomacy of violence — and flirt with catastrophe [26/02/2019]
Christopher Clary, Washington Post
Avenging Pulwama: Surgical strikes to force Pakistan rethink? [26/02/2019]
Kriti M. Shah, Observer Researh Foundation
How the U.S. Can Avert an India-Pakistan War [26/02/2019]
Hal Brands, Bloomberg
Raising the Costs for Pakistan [26/02/2019]
Smruti S Pattanaik, Economic Times
Heightened Tensions in South Asia [26/02/2019]
Entrevista a Richard M. Rossow, CSIS
Pakistan will not change, India has to prepare better [25/02/2019]
Ashley J. Tellis, Economic Times
Mohammed bin Salman walks the India-Pakistan tightrope [25/02/2019]
Prasanta Kumar Pradhan, IDSA
We Should Have Seen This India-Pakistan Crisis Coming [22/02/2019]
Michael Kugelman, Foreign Policy
Pulwama Attack: Time to Get the Messaging Right [20/02/2019]
Vivek Chadha, IDSA
Editorials
India and Pakistan Pull Back From the Brink, For Now [06/03/2019]
Stratfor Worldview
The week after: on India-Pak relations [04/03/2019]
The Hindu
Effective diplomacy needed [04/03/2019]
Dawn
India heating up LoC [04/03/2019]
Pakistan Observer
Nuclear-armed India, Pakistan should show restraint over military tensions [04/03/2019]
Mainichi
An unbecoming attitude [03/03/2019]
Daily Times
India vs Pakistan score reads 1-1. Can we make it win-win? [03/03/2019]
Khaleej Times
Towards normality [02/03/2019]
Dawn
Pakistan should have attended OIC moot [02/03/2019]
Daily Times
Pakistan’s olive branch [02/03/2019]
Pakistan Observer
India and Pakistan Should De-Escalate Now [01/03/2019]
The Wire
India, Pakistan must pull back from brink [28/02/2019]
The Straits Times
India and Pakistan edge towards conflict – but sense should prevail [28/02/2019]
The Independent
Aggression and swift response [28/02/2019]
Pakistan Observer
India, Pakistan need to rein in their animosity [28/02/2019]
China Daily
Trump in Asia: the crisis is in Kashmir [27/02/2019]
The Guardian
Give peace a chance [26/02/2019]
Pakistan Observer
Kashmir: the world’s most dangerous place [25/02/2019]
The Guardian
The Kashmir attack leaves the U.S. and India facing a dilemma about Pakistan [18/02/2019]
Washington Post
News
Pakistani Jet? U.S. Count Says No. [04/04/2019]
Lara Seligman, Foreign Policy
Man arrested over Kashmir grenade attack [08/03/2019]
BBC
India-Pakistan tensions: All the latest updates [07/03/2019]
Al Jazeera
Satellite images show madrasa buildings still standing at scene of Indian bombing [06/03/2019]
Martin Howell, Gerry Doyle & Simon Scarr, Reuters
In Pakistan-administered Kashmir, a shrinking pro-freedom space [04/03/2019]
Asad Hashim, Al Jazeera
Always be ready to respond to any aggression from the adversary: Air Chief Marshal [04/03/2019]
Daily Times
IAF jets shoot down Pakistani drone that crossed border in Rajasthan [04/03/2019]
India Today
Pakistan airspace fully reopened, says aviation authority [04/03/2019]
Dawn
Balakot strike ‘did not cause much damage’, admits BJP leader [04/03/2019]
Pakistan Observer
In Pakistan-administered Kashmir, a shrinking pro-freedom space [04/03/2019]
Asad Hashim, Al Jazeera
Pak forces remain on alert despite ‘calm along LoC’ [04/03/2019]
Pakistan Observer
Pakistan restores Samjhauta Express services to India [04/03/2019]
Khaleej Times
India must use every option to cripple Pakistan’s military-jihadi complex now [04/03/2019]
Minhaz Merchant, Daily O
U.S. tries to safeguard Afghan peace push from India-Pakistan crisis [04/03/2019]
Phil Stewart & Idrees Ali, Michelle Nichols, Reuters
US to probe misuse of F-16 fighter jets by Pakistan in raid on Kashmir [03/03/2019]
Khaleej Times
India, Pakistan resume shelling in Kashmir [02/03/2019]
Sidney Morning Herald
India, Pakistan resume shelling in Kashmir [02/03/2019]
Sidney Morning Herald
Abhinandan Varthaman release: World leaders work behind the scenes to avert India-Pakistan conflict [01/03/2019]
Suhasini Haidar & Kallol Bhattacherjee, The Hindu
As India, Pakistan stand down, Kashmir remains on precarious edge [01/03/2019]
Zahid Rafiq, Al Jazeera
Abhinandan Varthaman release: World leaders work behind the scenes to avert India-Pakistan conflict [01/03/2019]
Suhasini Haidar & Kallol Bhattacherjee, The Hindu
Le Pakistan fait un « geste de paix » vers l’Inde et va libérer le pilote capturé [28/02/2019]
Le Monde
Why the War for Kashmir Burns On [28/02/2019]
Dexter Filkins, New Yorker
What's at stake as India-Pakistan tensions rise? [28/02/2019]
India Today
While Two Nuclear Powers Were On The Brink Of War, A Full-Blown Online Misinformation Battle Was Underway [28/02/2019]
Pranav Dixit & Nishita Jha, BuzzFeed
India and Pakistan in 'uncharted waters' [27/02/2019]
Soutik Biswas, BBC
Prisoner of 'war': Pakistan parades Indian pilot after shooting down two jets as Imran Khan tells New Delhi 'better sense' is needed 'given the weapons we have' and raises spectre of nuclear conflict [27/02/2019]
Daily Mail
India builds bunkers to protect families along Pakistan border [27/02/2019]
Krishna N. Das & Mukesh Gupta, Reuters
Pakistan says it has shot down Indian jets after Kashmir cross-border attack [27/02/2019]
Michael Safi, Mehreen Zahra-Malik & Azhar Farooq, The Guardian
Viewpoint: Balakot air strikes raise stakes in India-Pakistan stand-off [26/02/2019]
BBC
Balakot: Indian air strikes target militants in Pakistan [26/02/2019]
BBC
'Absolutely necessary': India says airstrike hit major militant camp inside Pakistan [26/02/2019]
Sidney Morning Herald
Indian Fighter Jets Strike Target in Pakistan in Severe Escalation of Tensions Between Nuclear Rivals [25/02/2019]
Joanna Slater, The Washington Post
