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"Regarding their role and responsibilities, officials said the role of ESM would be non-combatant, focusing on static guard duties, presence-based deterrence, and local coordination." thehindu.com/news/national/…

📣Join us this Friday, when I'll be moderating a conversation on pathways for policy in South Asia following the India-Pakistan crisis. New Stimson Center Senior Fellows Asfandyar Mir and Daniel Markey will share their thoughts, alongside Yun Sun. RSVP👇 stimson.org/event/u-s-appr…

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The show must go on... "However, BSF troops will not shake hands with Pakistan Rangers and the gates will not be opened during the flag-lowering process as declared earlier, BSF officials said." thehindu.com/news/national/…

Looking to better understand terms like deterrence, the stability-instability paradox, escalation, standoff weapons, and crisis management after the recent India-Pakistan crisis? This new explainer from Stimson Center's Strategic Learning breaks them down 👇 stimson.org/2025/five-key-…

"The federal cabinet on Tuesday approved the promotion of Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Syed Asim Munir to the rank of field marshal." The only other Field Marshal in Pakistan's history was Gen. Ayub Khan, who held the rank over six decades ago. tribune.com.pk/story/2546891/…

We join Pakistan’s leaders in condemning the brutal, unconscionable attack on a school bus in Khuzdar, Balochistan. The murder of innocent children is beyond comprehension. We grieve with the families who lost loved ones, and our thoughts are with those recovering. No child

Pakistan's mil blames India for today's tragic school bus attack in Balochistan: "After having miserably failed in the battlefield, through these most heinous and cowardly such like acts, Indian proxies have been unleashed to spread terror and unrest." ispr.gov.pk/press-release-…

"The ambassador ... was briefed on the collaboration efforts between Pakistan and SpaceX, particularly how Starlink’s low-Earth orbit satellite infrastructure and SpaceX’s commercial capabilities held 'transformative' potential for 🇵🇰’s digital landscape." dawn.com/news/1912373

"Both sides appreciated the remarkable work undertaken by the Joint Working Group towards valuable information exchange on Aircraft Carriers. Plans for future co-operation under various aspects of Aircraft Carrier Technology were discussed" thehindu.com/news/national/…

🚨Join us TOMORROW for our discussion on the potential pathways for US policy following the ceasefire between #India and #Pakistan. Featuring Dr. Asfandyar Mir, Yun Sun, and Daniel Markey. Moderated by Elizabeth Threlkeld ⏰10:00 - 11:00 AM ET stimson.org/event/u-s-appr…

Starting in just under an hour -- hope you'll tune in!

.Zia Ur Rehman on a key challenge amid rising violence in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa - the unfinished work of FATA reforms 7 years on. "one university student from Kurram regretfully says, 'We were promised a new dawn, but it still feels like the same long night.'" dawn.com/news/1913086

Christopher Clary Elizabeth Threlkeld Adil Shireen Mazari “The very presence of recurring conventional engagements highlights the precariousness of the situation, where misperceptions of red lines could lead to inadvertent escalation between the two nuclear-armed adversaries,” Elizabeth Threlkeld

Very pleased to publish Christopher Clary's detailed analysis of what's known and still unknown about the 🇮🇳🇵🇰 crisis. With divergent narratives taking hold on both sides, this working paper is a timely effort to sort fact from fiction and identify implications for regional stability.

.The Economist: "Over the past 40 years, South Asia has warmed far more slowly than elsewhere in the world—temperatures in the region have risen by around 0.09°C per decade, compared with 0.30°C over the rest of the world’s land mass and 0.23°C for places at a similar latitude"

There are two ways to read Sharif’s remarks in Azerbaijan. (1) I think Sharif intended them to be read as a sign that India kept escalating not Pakistan. (2) The more common Indian read is that India preempted Pakistani escalation.

India’s military confirmed for the first time that it lost an unspecified number of fighter jets in clashes with Pakistan in May. Anil Chauhan, chief of defense staff of the Indian Armed Forces, spoke to Bloomberg TV on Saturday, while attending the Shangri-La Dialogue in

Gen. Chauhan acknowledges to Bloomberg downing of Indian jets during Op Sindoor. Asserts Pakistani claim of 6 downed jets is "absolutely incorrect." Argues that the Indian Air Force understood the "tactical mistake" that led to the loss & corrected it with positive results.

" While the elevation of diplomatic relations marks a breakthrough in strained bilateral relations, Pakistani officials clarified that it does not amount to formal recognition of the Taliban regime" dawn.com/news/1914440