The shifting battlefields | The Indian Express

The shifting battlefields | The Indian Express

Written by Sajid Farid Shapoo |Updated: March 23, 2019 6:28:34 am

The writer, an MP cadre IPS officer, is a PhD scholar in security studies, Princeton University.

The shifting battlefields

Pulwama is part of a larger strategic matrix for Pakistan: Export terror to the neighbourhood to avoid violence in its own backyard.

Though the situation has shown signs of de-escalation, sporadic incidents keep the security environment volatile.(Illustration by Suvajit Dey)

The ongoing crisis in South Asia is a critical reminder about the alarming ability of Pakistan-supported non-state actors to ignite a conflict between the two nuclear armed adversaries. The risk of conflict escalation in South Asia as a result of terrorist actions such as the one in Pulwama, is perhaps one of the most underappreciated threats to international peace and security.