Recent conflict template for next crisis: A new chapter in India-Pak relations

ONE OF THE MOST DISTINCTIVE FEATURES OF THIS CRISIS, CLARY SAID, WAS DEGREE OF DISINFORMATION ABOUT STRIKES, COUNTERSTRIKES

- HT Correspondent

NEW DELHI: The recent ceasefire announced by India and Pakistan ended, at least for now, the latest bout of armed conflict between the two South Asian rivals. The announcement followed the launch of Operation Sindoor — India's response to the April 22 terrorist attack in Pahalgam, which claimed the lives of 26 people.

India's strike prompted a worrying tit-for-tat standoff which quickly escalated into the worst conflict between the two nuclear-armed nations in a quarter-century. The fighting has stopped for now, leaving policymakers, scholars, and analysts the task of deciphering the longer-term consequences of the recent crisis.

One of the most thoughtful analysts in this space is Christopher Clary, who teaches political science at the University of Albany and is affiliated with the Henry L. Stimson Center in Washington DC. Clary spoke about the recent crisis on a recent episode of Grand Tamasha, a weekly podcast on Indian politics and policy co-produced by HT and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.