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Ten Points To Keep In Mind Amidst Escalating Indo-Pak Tensions<\/span><\/p>\n

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Authored by Andrew Korybko via substack,<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Everyone has the right to make up their own minds about these tensions and the Kashmir Conflict that lies at their core, but they should also know that there\u2019s more to all this than what they might be led to be believe by the organized pro-Palestinian movement and the Alt-Media Community.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

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India carried out several surgical strikes against Pakistan on Wednesday morning as part of \u201cOperation Sindoor<\/a>\u201d, which is its response to last month\u2019s\u00a0Pahalgam<\/a>\u00a0terrorist<\/a>\u00a0attack<\/a>\u00a0that saw the\u00a0allegedly Pakistani-affiliated<\/a>\u00a0culprits slaughter over two dozen Hindu tourists, who were targeted on the basis of their faith. Casual observers might be overwhelmed by the deluge of information being spread by both sides\u2019 online advocates amidst the resultantly escalating tensions so here are ten points for them to keep in mind:<\/p>\n

1. The British Role In Indo-Pak Tensions Is A Relic Of The Past<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

It\u2019s true that the Indian Subcontinent\u2019s imperfect division between Hindus and Muslims was authorized by the departing British, but the roots of this policy rest in some Muslim independence activists splitting from their Hindu comrades decades earlier to pursue their community\u2019s own interests in this campaign. While the Brits exploited this for post-colonial divide-and-rule purposes, they no longer exert anywhere near the same degree of influence over Pakistan, which has much more independent agency nowadays.<\/em><\/p>\n

2. Strategic, Religious, & Political Factors Are Behind Pakistan\u2019s Claims<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Pakistan\u2019s claims to all of Kashmir are driven by the region\u2019s hydrological importance, its majority-Muslim population, and the military\u2019s interest in rallying the nation behind it on these grounds. These interests are typically ignored by activists in favor of drawing attention to the democratic and humanitarian dimensions of the conflict from the Pakistani perspective. This narrative diversion is meant to make their claims appeal to the widest possible array of people across the world for putting more pressure on India.<\/em><\/p>\n

3. The Organized Pro-Palestinian Movement Largely Supports Pakistan<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

In connection with the above, the organized pro-Palestinian movement largely supports Pakistan due to their similar democratic-humanitarian messaging but also out of religious solidarity, though this is only rarely acknowledged due to concerns that it could discredit these movements\u2019 incipient convergence. The reason this is relevant is because casual observers can therefore expect more pro-Pakistani content from pro-Palestinian activists-influencers, including that which disparages India as a \u201cZionist puppet\u201d.<\/em><\/p>\n

4. Israel Is Irrelevant To This Conflict No Matter What Alt-Media Claims<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The\u00a0Alt-Media Community<\/a>\u00a0(AMC) is mostly favorable to the organized pro-Palestinian movement so its leading voices might amplify the aforesaid allegation even though it\u2019s bereft of truth. Many among their audience want to imagine that every major development across the world is somehow tied to a \u201cZionist plot\u201d, but that\u2019s not the case with this one. India\u2019s closeness with Israel doesn\u2019t mean that Israel controls it, just like Israel doesn\u2019t control Russia, which is\u00a0closer to Israel<\/a>\u00a0than India is and\u00a0has been so for longer<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

5. The Same Goes For Claims That This Is All About Sabotaging BRICS<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Many in the AMC are also as obsessed with BRICS as they are with Israel so casual observers should prepare for a flood of claims about how these tensions are supposedly meant to sabotage BRICS. The reality though is that BRICS isn\u2019t a bloc, in fact, it\u2019s\u00a0just a talking club<\/a>\u00a0that discusses how to accelerate financial multipolarity processes and issues purely perfunctory joint statements every year. It\u2019s therefore just as irrelevant to this conflict, which is driven by side\u2019s conception of national interests, as Israel is.<\/em><\/p>\n

6. India & Pakistan Accuse Each Other Of Terrorism But Respond Differently<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Casual observers might soon hear about how Pakistan\u00a0accused<\/a>\u00a0India of being behind March\u2019s\u00a0Jaffar Express terrorist attack<\/a>, which builds upon years-long claims that they might also learn about, yet Pakistan didn\u2019t kinetically retaliate against India like India just kinetically retaliated against Pakistan. This can be interpreted either as Pakistan having made up that claim (and earlier ones) for reasons of domestic political convenience or lacking the military confidence to initiate surgical strikes against India.<\/em><\/p>\n

7. It\u2019s Worth Recalling January 2024\u2019s Tit-For-Tat Iranian-Pakistani Strikes<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Iran and Pakistan carried out\u00a0tit-for-tat strikes<\/a>\u00a0in January 2024 against alleged terrorists before\u00a0patching up<\/a>\u00a0their problems. Even though terrorist attacks\u00a0have since surged<\/a>\u00a0in Pakistan\u2019s Balochistan region, Islamabad no longer blames Iran, let alone bombs what it claims to be terrorists there. This is worth recalling since it suggests that Pakistan either lied about Iran\u2019s ties to terrorists or started ignoring them, with either explanation equivalent to politicizing terrorism, thus casting doubts on its claims about India.<\/em><\/p>\n

8. Pakistan Consistently Seeks To Multilateralize Its Disputes With India<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

In contravention of the\u00a01972 Simla Accord<\/a>, which it recently suspended, Pakistan consistently seeks to multilateralize its disputes with India as a means of rebalancing their power asymmetries. The trade-off though is that some of Pakistan\u2019s partners try to use it against India on this pretext, the partial client state role of which its leadership willingly accepts in exchange for support. This insight directly leads into the last two points for casual observers to keep in mind amidst escalating Indo-Pak tensions.<\/em><\/p>\n

9. There Are Double-Standards Towards Pakistan\u2019s Nuclear Saber-Rattling<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

The world united to express disapproval to varying extents of what was popularly portrayed as\u00a0Putin\u2019s nuclear saber-rattling<\/a>\u00a0throughout the course of the Ukrainian Conflict yet few have condemned Pakistan much more explicitly doing the same via its\u00a0Ambassador to Russia<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Defense Minister<\/a>. These indisputable double standards lend credence to former Indian Ambassador to Russia Kanwal Sibal\u2019s\u00a0assessment<\/a>\u00a0that \u201cPak is given a pass as if the West and others want India to hear Pak\u2019s message.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

10. Some Forces Might Be Trying To Knock India Out Of The Great Power Game<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

India\u2019s rapid rise scares the US \u201cdeep state\u2019s\u201d liberal-globalist policymaking faction, their European subordinates, China, and some in the Ummah like Turkiye\u2019s Erdogan, the Qatari Emir, and ultra-hardline members of Iran\u2019s IRGC. Just like the West tried to use Ukraine to inflict a strategic defeat on Russia for\u00a0knocking it out<\/a>\u00a0of the Great Power game, so too might the aforesaid six actors be using Pakistan for the same goal against India or to at least contain it to their strategic benefit due to their shared interests.<\/em><\/p>\n

These points should help casual observers better understand the dynamics behind the escalating Indo-Pak tensions and the\u00a0Kashmir Conflict<\/a>\u00a0that lies at their core. Everyone has the right to make up their own minds, but they should also know that there\u2019s more to all this than what they might be led to be believe by the organized pro-Palestinian movement and the AMC. India\u2019s future as a Great Power and all that entails for the\u00a0global systemic transition<\/a>\u00a0will depend on how it manages Pakistani-emanating threats.<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n

Tyler Durden<\/a><\/span>
\nWed, 05\/07\/2025 – 11:05<\/span><\/p>\n

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