Drones Are Transforming South Asian Warfare
The recent military confrontation between India and Pakistan, which involved the worst fighting between the regional rivals in decades, marked the first time the two nuclear powers used drones against ...
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Why Disinformation Surged During the India-Pakistan Crisis
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s South Asia Brief. The highlights this week: The recent India-Pakistan crisis fuels a disinformation spiral, Bangladesh bans the activities of the once-powerful Awami League party, and Pakistan ...
Modi Has Changed India’s Military Doctrine
It was widely understood that India would respond militarily to what it called a Pakistan-sponsored terrorist attack that occurred on April 22 in the town of Pahalgam in Indian-administered Kashmir, ...
A Tale of Four Fighter Jets
A terrorist attack takes place in Indian-administered Kashmir. India blames Pakistan and vows to retaliate. A few days later, India conducts airstrikes in Pakistani territory, the two sides exchange fire, ...
India Has a Long-Term Plan With Pakistan
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s South Asia Brief. The highlights this week: India’s strikes against Pakistan should be seen as part of a long-term plan, India and the United Kingdom sign a ...
What Is the Risk of a Conflict Spiral Between India and Pakistan?
The militant attack in Indian-administered Kashmir that killed 26 tourists last month was the first major terrorist incident in the region since February 2019, when a suicide bombing attributed to ...
From Flooded Shores to Uncertain Futures
SUNDERBANS, West Bengal—Thirty-year-old Sita*, originally from a coastal region of Bangladesh, recalls the day Cyclone Aila struck with chilling clarity. Her house made from mud and thatch crumbled from the ...
What Washington Can Do About India-Pakistan Escalation
Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s Situation Report, where we’re still processing the news that U.S. President Donald Trump has removed National Security Advisor Mike Waltz from his post and moved ...
India-Pakistan Tensions Reach Six-Year High
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s South Asia Brief. The highlights this week: India-Pakistan tensions reach a high point after a terrorist attack in Kashmir, India and the United States move forward on ...
Kashmir Attack Shatters Illusion of Calm
In July 1995, when the militant insurgency in Indian-administered Kashmir was at its peak, a shadowy organization calling itself Al-Faran kidnapped six U.S. and European trekkers, along with two guides. ...
