If India and Pakistan Come to Blows, Blame U.S.: Pankaj Mishra

[Timna]

If India and Pakistan Come to Blows, Blame U.S.: Pankaj Mishra

Are India and Pakistan likely to stumble into nuclear war? This appalling possibility has long been kept alive by conflicts between the two historical enemies, but it may have been pushed closer to fulfillment by a catastrophic failure of U.S. foreign policy in South Asia.

In recent weeks, a cover story in the Economist on the world’s "most dangerous border" described Pakistan’s rush to militarize its nuclear capacity, and former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger warned of a pre-World War I, Balkans-like scenario in South Asia that leads to a global conflict.

If India and Pakistan Come to Blows, Blame U.S.: Pankaj Mishra - Bloomberg

[micah719]

former U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger warned of a pre-World War I, Balkans-like scenario in South Asia that leads to a global conflict

There's nothing him and his buddies would like better than a little more instability...war is great for business and social engineering on a grand scale. Never let a crisis go to waste!

[WKUHilltopper]

Yeah, and I'm sure Kissinger is lickin' his chops anticipating a WW1 event.


These two countries were threatening to lob nukes at each other back around 2002 or 03.

[brethorn56]

I know it’s got my attention………….