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As the clock starts on the 90-day period for the US and China to strike a deal,was all the pain of the last six weeks worth it?
Indonesia’s President Prabowo Subianto envisions a golden future for his country. But his opponents fear a dark period ahead under the former military man.
The outcome,though temporary,represents a more substantial retreat from the brink than many were expecting.
Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri accused Pakistan of violating the agreement arrived at by the two countries earlier in the day.
The two countries agreed to a “full and immediate ceasefire” on Saturday,but within hours Pakistan accused India of breaching it.
Both countries traded strikes on Saturday,the latest escalation in a conflict triggered by a massacre last month.
Pakistan’s apparent success in destroying Indian warplanes this week is a graphic demonstration of Chinese air power. It has sparked interest – and alarm – in the West.
Kashmir used to be where colonial British officers holidayed. Now the locals kill tourists and threaten nuclear war.
The escalating conflict between India and Pakistan,which saw India launch missiles at its neighbour this morning,takes the risk of Armageddon to new heights.
Why is this part of the world so fraught? Could India and Pakistan’s friction escalate into a nuclear exchange?