Operation Sindoor: Pakistan's Path to Fragmentation

When a nation sells its future to pay for its past, implosion is not a possibility — it is a timeline.

- P. MOHAN CHANDRAN

Will Pakistan survive to see the end of this decade as a single, functioning nation-state? Or is the world witnessing the slow, unstoppable implosion of a country cracking under the weight of its own contradictions?

The tremors are real. The fault lines—economic, political, regional, and strategic-have widened. And Operation Sindoor may very well be the final push that splits the tectonic plate that is Pakistan.

The Economic Time Bomb Is Ticking Loudly

Pakistan's economy is not faltering — it is free-falling.

Foreign reserves are so low they cover just 2-3 months of imports. IMF bailouts, once a temporary fix, are now lifelines. The country has taken 25 IMF loans since 1958, but repayment dues of $77 billion by 2026 have made borrowing a ticking suicide pact.

The latest twist? In desperation, Pakistan signed a controversial deal to tokenize its state assets with a US crypto fund (WLF). A bold move, but one that compromises its entire financial sovereignty.

Operation Sindoor: Strategic Military Collapse