Note: This episode was recorded on Wednesday, May 7, before India announced that it had targeted Air Defence Radars in Pakistan – including “reliably” learning that it had neutralised one system in Lahore – in retaliation for Pakistan efforts targeting “a number of military targets in Northern and Western India” that were prevented by Indian air defence systems.
This week, India launched retaliatory attacks on Pakistani territory following last month's terror attacks that left 26 people dead in the tourist town of Pahalgam in Kashmir. That was the worst attack on civilians, on Indian soil, in 15 years, and it has reignited simmering tensions between the two nations, which focus on the disputed region of Kashmir. Operation Sindoor – as India has dubbed it – has been deemed a commitment to holding those responsible for the attack accountable, but the Pakistani authorities have denied all responsibility and promise their own reprisals.
How dangerous is the situation between these two nuclear powers? How much of this escalation is being propelled by domestic political considerations? And will the international community – most importantly Trump's America – intervene? Emily Tamkin talks to Rohan Venkat about this delicate situation.
ere are the Cycle Recommendations from this episode:
The Guardian, “The domestic pressures shaping India’s response to Kashmir attacks”
India’s World, “Twelve arguments to make sense of ‘Operation Sindoor’”
The Financial Times, “The west’s shameful silence on Gaza”
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It's presented by Emily Tamkin, Tom Hamilton and Rohan Venkat.
Executive Producer: Nick Hilton.
Producer: Ewan Cameron
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