India-Pakistan conflict risks surge amid terror attacks, Afghan proxy war claims
With bombs tearing through capitals and leaders trading accusations, South Asia’s nuclear-armed neighbours are again approaching the brink
But the hardline stances of Islamabad, Kabul and New Delhi leave little room for optimism.
Farwa Aamer, director of South Asia initiatives at the Asia Society Policy Institute in New York, described the regional security environment as dangerously unstable.
“On one hand, you have cross-border conflicts and fragile ceasefires, and on the other, there is a wave of terror attacks and militant insurgencies, which are all contributing to the growing insecurity that we are witnessing,” she told This Week in Asia.
“To these terrorist elements and enemies of Pakistan … we are fully aware of your actions,” Sharif said. “We have given you a befitting response before and will do so again.”