After the worst week of fighting between India and Pakistan in a quarter century, the whole world is breathing a sigh of relief that it didn’t escalate further between nuclear-armed neighbors… and wondering how much superpower showdowns weigh on the dynamic in the decades-old rivalry over Kashmir.
What started with a terror attack spilled over from the disputed territory with Chinese-made military hardware displayed in battle for the first time, disputes over the reported downing of French fighter jets, and the U-S claiming a star role in mediating a ceasefire.
We’ll also ask whether India’s Hindu nationalist prime minister and Pakistan’s religiously devout army chief of staff emerge strengthened or weakened? How to get beyond a zero sum game between Narendra Modi and Assim Munir and avoid a repeat of what has just been endured on both sides of the line of control?
Produced by François Picard, Théophile Vareille, Juliette Laffont, Jimena Morales-Velasco.
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Jean-Luc RACINE Senior Researcher, Asia Centre
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Leela JACINTO Senior Editor, France24.com
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Irfan NOORUDDIN Professor of Indian Politics, Georgetown University
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Farzana SHAIKH Associate Fellow, Asia-Pacific Programme, Chatham House
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