Fragile Ceasefire

Once again, India finds itself caught in a cycle that feels all too familiar: a fragile ceasefire brokered under intense international pressure, only to be broken within hours, and then resurrected but with anxious eyes aimed skywards.

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Once again, India finds itself caught in a cycle that feels all too familiar: a fragile ceasefire brokered under intense international pressure, only to be broken within hours, and then resurrected but with anxious eyes aimed skywards. The latest escalation between India and Pakistan – the worst in nearly three decades – underscores the volatility of a region where diplomatic breakthroughs are routinely sabotaged by ground realities. The promise of an immediate ceasefire, announced after four days of deadly hostilities, raised a fleeting hope. That it required late-night mediation by the United States reveals how little trust exists between the two nuclear-armed neighbours. And yet, even before the ink on that announcement could metaphorically dry, explosions reverberated across Kashmir. Pakistan's decision to initiate hostilities – first with the attack in Pahalgam and then with violations of the ceasefire it sought – leaves little room for moral a