Both India and Pakistan are claiming victory in their most recent violent clash over Kashmir. Indian PM Narendra Modi and his counterpart in Islamabad Shehbaz Sharif however welcomed the truce, which US President Donald Trump proudly claimed had ended the 500 years of fighting between the two sides —Kashmir has repeatedly been a source of conflict between India and Pakistan since the end of British colonial rule in 1947.
China’s close relationship with Pakistan appears to have become even closer. Pakistan Army Chief—Field Marshal Aasim Munir has seen his public approval rating soar. Islamabad relied on Chinese-made missiles and aircraft which faced India’s Western-made military technology for the first time. Both sides also deployed drones in the conflict. India has said Pakistan will not get water from Indian-controlled rivers—which would breach water sharing agreements that have withstood previous wars between the two nations.
And what of the people of Kashmir—what do they want for their future and is anybody asking them?
Guests Praveem Donthi of the International Crisis Group and indpendent analyst Sahar Khan join our hosts to look at the domestic, regional and interntional implications of the clash between the nuclear-armed rivals. Are there really any winners?