India-Pakistan Tensions: Back to the Future in South Asia?

• Main Author: Abdul Basit
• Other Authors: S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies
• Format: Commentary
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Country and Region Studies; International Politics and Security
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/84003; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/41556
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The relative stabilisation of India-Pakistan relations following the US intervention in Afghanistan was an exception rather than the norm. The recent developments in the region indicate a return to the old patterns of rivalry, with added complexities for proxy wars beyond Kashmir.