Ceasefire can't mask India-Pakistan's dangerous new conflict norms

Analysis | India-Pakistan ceasefire holds. But the battle lines have changed.

Pakistani officials have said Saturday’s ceasefire with India reestablished deterrence. But New Delhi insists the rules of engagement have irrevocably changed.

Ceasefire can't mask India-Pakistan's dangerous new conflict norms

India and Pakistan have seen the scenario play out before: a terror attack in which Indians are killed leads to a succession of escalatory tit-for-tat measures that put South Asia on the brink of all-out war. And then there is a de-escalation. The broad contours of that pattern have played out in the most recent […] The post Ceasefire can’t mask India-Pakistan’s dangerous new conflict norms appeared first on Asia Times.

India-Pakistan ceasefire shouldn’t disguise fact that norms have changed in South Asia

Farah N. Jan, University of Pennsylvania India and Pakistan have seen the scenario play out before: a terror attack in which Indians are killed leads to a succession of escalatory tit-fot-tat measures that put South Asia on the brink of all-out war. And then there is a de-escalation. The broad contours of that pattern have […] The post India-Pakistan ceasefire shouldn’t disguise fact that norms have changed in South Asia appeared first on NorthE…

India-Pakistan Ceasefire - Republic Policy

Mubashar Nadeem After a tense standoff between two nuclear-armed neighbors, Pakistan and India have stepped back from the edge of war. Hostilities that began with India’s unprovoked attack on Pakistani targets on May 7 came to a halt only after urgent diplomatic intervention, particularly from the United States. It was American President Donald Trump who ultimately announced the ceasefire, which Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister later confirmed. …

India-Pakistan ceasefire shouldn’t disguise fact that norms have changed in South Asia, making future de-escalation much harder

Farah N. Jan, University of PennsylvaniaIndia and Pakistan have seen the scenario play out before: a terror attack in which Indians are killed leads to a succession of escalatory tit-fot-tat measures that put South Asia on the brink of all-out war. And then there is a de-escalation. The broad contours of that pattern have played out in the most recent crisis, with the latest step being the announcement of a ceasefire on May 10, 2025. But in anot…