Kirana Hills Controversy: Unpacking India’s Alleged Airstrike on Pakistan’s Kirana Hills Nuclear Site; Did India Strike Pakistan’s Kirana Hills?

Pakistan’s Military Is Using War Fever to Boost Its Power

Two weeks ago, Pakistan and India were on the brink of all-out war. On May 7, India’s far-right Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government launched air strikes across the Line of Control (LoC), targeting sites in Pakistan-administered Kashmir and as far inland as Bahawalpur, Punjab. Branded “Operation Sindoor,” these strikes were, according to the Indian government, […]

Kirana Hills Controversy: Unpacking India’s Alleged Airstrike on Pakistan’s Kirana Hills Nuclear Site; Did India Strike Pakistan’s Kirana Hills?

In the shadow of Operation Sindoor, a high-profile Indian military action, a storm of controversy erupted online. Claims that Indian missiles had struck Pakistan’s nuclear-linked Kirana Hills facility set off alarms, not just across South Asia but among nuclear policy… The post Kirana Hills Controversy: Unpacking India’s Alleged Airstrike on Pakistan’s Kirana Hills Nuclear Site; Did India Strike Pakistan’s Kirana Hills? appeared first on The Asi…