South Asia on the Brink: The 2025 India-Pakistan Crisis

In 2025, a deadly terrorist attack in Kashmir's Pahalgam plunged nuclear-armed India and Pakistan into a dangerous military confrontation1.... India's 'Operation Sindoor'1... struck deep into Pakistan4, prompting Pakistan's retaliatory 'Operation Bunyan al-Marsus'1... against Indian targets6. Witnessing what some called the 'first drone war'5, the crisis saw a dramatic breakdown in relations, including the suspension of the vital Indus Waters Treaty and the Simla Agreement1.... This escalation, born from decades of historical animosity and the Kashmir dispute1..., highlighted the region's extreme volatility and the ever-present nuclear risk1....