Tag: Ceasefire

This is the closing report in the series, and it turns from what has happened to what comes next. It asks where the India-Pakistan relationship is heading a year after the April-May 2025 crisis, now that the relationship has been stripped to almost nothing, with no trade, a suspended Indus Waters Treaty, downgraded missions, and severed people-to-people ties.

The differences between Washington and Tehran remain the same as in April: over Iran’s nuclear enrichment rights, the fate of its existing enriched stockpile, its new control over the Strait […]

It is important to state the obvious lest we forget amid the news cycle tomorrow: Washington chose to fight an unnecessary war, and lost the war.

A way has to be found to bridge the gulf on Iran’s missile programme; free passage through Strait of Hormuz; sanctions relief; regional security; and Iran’s use of ‘proxies’. But […]

US-Iran talks in Islamabad failed due to disagreements over Hormuz control, nuclear issues, and Israel’s actions in Lebanon, but diplomacy continues

This report analyzes the 2021 India-Pakistan ceasefire that has successfully endured for four years, providing crucial relief to border communities. The study examines differing national interpretations and concludes that sustaining this rare diplomatic success depends on addressing cross-border terrorism and maintaining political commitment from both sides.