Indien und Pakistan sind gefährlich nahe am Rande: das wahre Risiko einer Eskalation in Kaschmir
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/india/india-pakistan-kashmir-are-perilously-close-brink
Indien und Pakistan sind gefährlich nahe am Rande: das wahre Risiko einer Eskalation in Kaschmir
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/india/india-pakistan-kashmir-are-perilously-close-brink
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[SS from the April 29 essay by Sushant Singh, a Lecturer at Yale University and Consulting Editor for *The Caravan* magazine in India.]
Kashmir is now once again one of the world’s riskiest flash points. It is not yet clear which group was responsible for the April 22 attack, which killed 26 tourists in Pahalgam, a scenic hill station in Kashmir, but the atrocity has brought India to a sadly familiar juncture. Previous episodes of terrorist violence in Kashmir have led India to strike its neighbor Pakistan, which Indian officials insist is the source of the militancy that still plagues the disputed territory. Modi’s rhetoric this month echoes the speeches he made in 2019 before Indian jets struck Pakistan after a suicide car bomb in Kashmir killed 40 Indian paramilitary soldiers. That year, Pakistan hit back, downing an Indian fighter jet and capturing its pilot, and the two nuclear-armed countries neared the precipice of a widening conflict…
Today, however, the conditions are not as conducive to de-escalation. The situation in Kashmir is more volatile than before. India’s hard-line policies under Modi and the imposition of direct central rule on Kashmir have fueled deep alienation in the Muslim-majority region. The recent massacre has reignited hostilities between India and Pakistan as Indian leaders and public figures call for revenge and Pakistani officials decry India’s policies in Kashmir.
I have never understood the Foreign Affair’s Pakistani apologia. Not this article alone, but you can see the skew especially when it comes to India-Pakistan conflicts.
You can see glaring issues in this article itself:
„It is not yet clear which group was responsible for the April 22 attack“
[The Diplomat – A Primer on The Resistance Front, the Group Behind the Pahalgam Attack](https://thediplomat.com/2025/04/a-primer-on-the-resistance-front-the-group-behind-the-pahalgam-attack/)
[Reuters – What is The Resistance Front, the militant group linked to Pahalgam attack?](https://www.reuters.com/world/india/kashmir-resistance-group-that-claimed-attack-tourists-indian-kashmir-2025-04-23/)
[When tensions rose, they quickly backtracked, blaming a „cyberattack“.](https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/as-pressure-mounts-trf-denies-involvement-in-pahalgam-attack/article69495143.ece) You have to be a special sort of naive to believe that.
Not sure if incompentence or intentional.
Yes, at present, Kashmir is indeed a hotspot for retaliatory attacks. However, take such statements with a grain of salt. The recent terrorist attack in Pahalgam was likely aimed at destabilizing Kashmir’s growing tourism economy. I suspect those amplifying this narrative are unknowingly echoing propaganda designed to instill fear and paint Kashmir as unsafe.
Please, don’t fall for it.