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We Cannot Afford Another War
The India–Pakistan Standoff and the Global Price of Silence
The sky used to tell different stories.
Where I grew up, it was a canvas of kites and monsoons. Clouds meant rain, not reconnaissance. Borders were abstractions — something adults whispered about while we chased the wind, trying to hold color between our fingers.
But now, the sky holds its breath.
The headlines speak of “renewed tensions” between India and Pakistan. Military movements along the Line of Control. Threats traded in press conferences. It’s a script we’ve seen before — one passed down from war to war, conflict to conflict. But this time, the tension feels closer, more fragile, like a scalpel being drawn across the region’s scar tissue.
And this time, the fire doesn’t just smolder between two countries.
This time, the whole world is standing too close.
India and Pakistan are not simply neighbors. They are nuclear-armed adversaries (SIPRI, 2024), tied together by history, heartbreak, and geopolitics. What was once a bilateral nightmare is now a global dilemma. Because modern war doesn’t just live in bunkers or border trenches. It pulses through data cables, supply chains, and procurement networks.
