US EditionNew cold front? Kashmir standoff raises specter of US-China proxy fight
- On April 22, India conducted counterattacks targeting areas in Punjab and regions of Kashmir administered by Pakistan in response to a terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir that resulted in 26 deaths.
- The strikes intensified longstanding hostilities over the contested Kashmir region, where China, closely watching under President Xi Jinping, has a high stake and direct involvement.
- Experts warn that the conflict could escalate into a wider regional war, possibly evolving into a proxy fight with the U.S. Backing India and China supporting Pakistan, its closest ally.
- India and Pakistan together possess approximately 342 nuclear warheads, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed to respond decisively by relentlessly pursuing those responsible.
- The escalating conflict risks destabilizing South Asia, threatening Pakistan’s internal stability, empowering separatist groups, and affecting neighboring countries including Afghanistan, Iran, and China.
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New cold front? Kashmir standoff raises specter of US-China proxy fight – Democratic Accent
The hostilities between India and Pakistan over the contested territory of Kashmir are igniting fears that a localized skirmish could boil over into a wider conflict and threaten the stability of the region. Watching closely is China and President Xi Jinping, a party to the Kashmir dispute with a stake in the outcome. “For China, the stakes are high. Pakistan is its closest ally, and Beijing would not like to see it humiliated,” Sadanand Dhume, …
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