Pakistan talks of responding to India’s “escalation,” perhaps suffering from memory loss about being the original Pahalgam perpetrator. Prime Minister Sharif is deliberately ratcheting up tensions, while his ecosystem continues to peddle disinformation and deceit. For enduring peace, the only target Islamabad needs to strike is its own terror apparatus.
India can’t leave scope for ‘tit-for-tat’ with Pakistan. Trump comment should make us introspect
Trump’s dismissive comment about India-Pakistan going ‘tit-for-tat’ at each other should force us to introspect. An aspiring big power such as India should leave no scope for tit-for-tat. It only opens up the room for a foreign country to come and mediate. It can amount to a loss of face.