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Pakistan’s resolute response has debunked the idea that there is space for war in South Asia. India’s continued militarisation, hostile rhetoric and weak crisis-management mechanisms continue to undermine regional stability. South Asia’s strategic equilibrium now depends on escalation control and effective crisis communication. Lieutenant General Nauman Zakria at the...

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