India-Pakistan fighting

[bjdeming]

After reading this part of the current BBC live coverage, thought a thread might be handy -- hope it isn't needed.

A former senior British diplomat has told the BBC News Channel he’s worried about a possible escalation that “could be quite fast”.

Tim Willasey-Wilsey, who was posted to Pakistan in the 1990s and is now a visiting professor at King’s College London, says Indian strikes on Pakistan “have actually been quite restrained”, targeting sites linked to “Kashmiri terrorist groups”.

But he says that civilians are killed in these strikes, and that “it’s in Pakistan’s DNA to respond”.

When Pakistan does respond, Willasey-Wilsey says it will be “very difficult” for them to justify their actions, as there are "no terrorist training camps in India".

“They clearly mustn't attack the civilian population,” he says. “I suspect what they might do is go for military sites ... but even that is going to inflame passions in India.”

“And then we will be on what strategists call the escalation ladder, that could really be quite fast.”

 

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So we have Russia vs. Ukraine, Israel vs Palenstine, a war in Sudan that likely finished recently, and now India vs. Pakistan

What is happening in the world right now?.

 

[bjdeming]

The news yesterday was that it was drones. Now they're using missiles, reportedly.

India and Pakistan accuse each other of firing missiles at airbases as conflict intensifies​

 

[bjdeming]

Per the BBC:

...US President Donald Trump announced the news on his Truth Social Platform on Saturday morning. He said it had been brokered by the US.

Pakistan's Foreign Minister later confirmed the agreement had been reached by the two countries, adding that "three dozen countries" were involved in the diplomacy.

But hours after the announcement, residents - and BBC reporters - in the main Indian-administered Kashmiri cities of Srinagar and Jammu reported hearing the sounds of explosions and seeing flashes in the sky.

Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said: "For the last few hours, there have been repeated violations of the understanding we arrived at earlier this evening.

"This is a breach of the understanding arrived at earlier today."

So much for Pax Americana.

 

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[bjdeming]

Well, good.

Summary

• Border situation calm after ceasefire
• India opens all airports
• Pakistan share index jumps 9%, Indian equity markets rise 3%
• India's opposition Congress seeks special parliament session

-- Reuters

 

[bjdeming]

A realistic look at chances for a nuclear war here.