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Subject
Outlook for India-Pakistan ties.
Significance
The cross-border raid conducted on the night of September 28-29 by Indian security forces apparently inside Pakistan-held Kashmir in response to a terrorist attack in Kashmir represents a continuation of a newly assertive neighbourhood security policy by India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Pakistan has denied such a strike took place, claiming it was only a case of border firing.
Impacts
Another India-Pakistan war (although unlikely) would involve conventional weapons.
Delhi's military move will virtually eliminate bilateral commercial and cultural ties.
Beijing and Washington's leverage to prevent an escalation in South Asia may prove insufficient.
Keywords:
India,
Pakistan,
AP,
China,
South Asia,
United States,
INDIA/PAKISTAN,
politics,
border conflict,
government,
regional,
security,
war
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