
Aishwaria Sonavane
Senior Geopolitical Risk Analyst at Freelance
Everything is political | Pakistan Researcher @TakshashilaInst | Bylines: @the_hindu @Diplomat_APAC @thewire_in @TheQuint, @deccanherald @newslaundry @ndtv
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2 weeks ago |
pakistanpaigham.substack.com | Aishwaria Sonavane
From drone incursions to diplomatic overtures aimed at the international community, the India-Pakistan conflict has evolved in form, but the hostilities remain intact. With an ever-expanding demographic engaging with this conflict – from living rooms gatherings to policy circles huddles – there’s an ever-existing attempt to make sense of its many layers.
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3 weeks ago |
ndtv.com | Aishwaria Sonavane
On May 7, India launched 'Operation Sindoor,' a precision missile strike campaign targeting terror infrastructure across Pakistan-administered Kashmir and Punjab Province. The operation focused on nine key locations, including Lashkar-e-Taiba's (LeT) headquarters, Markaz Taiba, in Muridke, nearly 50 kilometres from Lahore, and Jaish-e-Mohammed's (JeM) Subhan Allah Mosque complex in Bahawalpur.
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1 month ago |
ndtv.com | Aishwaria Sonavane
Teetering on the edge of diplomatic downgrade and outright severance, India-Pakistan relations plunged into freefall following the 22 April tourist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). Citing Pakistan's alleged role in the violence in the Valley, India's Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) responded with measures signalling a freeze on political, cultural, and diplomatic engagement.
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1 month ago |
thediplomat.com | Aishwaria Sonavane
Previously, militants targeted security personnel through ambush-style assaults or hit-and-run gun attacks on the Pandit community. The attack in Pahalgam was aimed at tourists. Subscribe for ads-free reading The tranquility of the meadows of Baisaran in Pahalgam, an exemplar of Kashmir’s touristic revival, was violently disrupted on April 22, when militants, in a targeted attack on tourists, killed at least 26 people, including foreign nationals, and wounded many others.
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1 month ago |
pakistanpaigham.substack.com | Aishwaria Sonavane
As historic rivals, India and Pakistan lean toward diplomatic severance, shadowed by the prospect of military escalation, nationalistic and hyperbolic narratives have resurged across the media landscapes on both sides of the border. Rhetoric in the English- and Hindi-language Indian media is regularly documented and dissected for its sensational discourse by platforms such as Newslaundry’s Newsance.
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