Pakistan, June 7 -- Pahalgam incident in April, 2025 turned out to be a flash point once again for a conflict between two nuclear armed neighbours, Pakistan and India. However, this time the stakes were very high, the conflict did not remain confined to a certain geographical area and the extent of technologies and capabilities employed by either side have far reaching implications. In between the airstrikes and the ceasefire lies a complex web of geopolitical manoeuvring, domestic compulsions, and emerging warfare paradigms that need to be analysed.

India's decision to initiate Operation Sindhoor disregarded the global geopolitical environment, a time when the international community was determined to end ongoing conflicts. India might ...