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Coverage dated May 6, 2025

India and Pakistan Are Perilously Close to the Brink

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Kashmir is now once again one of the world’s riskiest flash points.

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  1. The Conversation US

    India and Pakistan have fought many wars in the past. Are we on the precipice of a new one? (opens The Conversation US)

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    The worry is no other country will step in to mediate, leaving both sides to settle the conflict alone. A war between the two nuclear nations could be devastating.

  2. PJ Media

    The Precipice of Armageddon? Nuclear Powers India and Pakistan Inch Closer to All-Out War (opens PJ Media)

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  3. The Guardian

    India and Pakistan can ill afford war, but who will talk them down? | Hannah Ellis-Petersen (opens The Guardian)

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    The US has brought the two sides back from the brink before, but the mood is very different with Trump

  4. Christian Science Monitor

    India and Pakistan have fought before. Why this skirmish has the world on edge. (opens Christian Science Monitor)

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    World leaders urge calm as India-Pakistan relations deteriorate to their worst state in six years. The scope of India’s attacks and vows of retribution from Pakistan have many in Kashmir preparing for the worst.

  5. The Conversation US

    Why are India and Pakistan on the brink of war and how dangerous is the situation? An expert explains (opens The Conversation US)

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    The conflict between India and Pakistan puts two of the world’s nuclear powers head to head.

  6. Insider

    Why nuclear-armed India and Pakistan are clashing again (opens Insider)

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    It's the worst clash in more than two decades between India and Pakistan, two nuclear-armed neighbors.

  7. Time

    How India and Pakistan Can Step Back From the Brink (opens Time)

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    The two nuclear powers will need to be able to claim a victory that allows them to save face and avoid a hot war, writes Michael Kugelman.

  8. Foreign Affairs

    India and Pakistan Are Perilously Close to the Brink (opens Foreign Affairs)

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    Kashmir is now once again one of the world’s riskiest flash points.

  9. The Hill

    Nuclear war is brewing between India and Pakistan — here’s what the world needs to know (opens The Hill)

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    As tensions reach a breaking point, war — conventional or nuclear — is becoming increasingly difficult to avoid.

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