Pakistan's economic implosion - Interesting implication for Kashmir
In the summer of 2020, India faced the biggest threat to its national security in decades, though that’s little known, let alone understood. The background to this goes back to Aug 19, when India abrogated article 370. It was a bold decision by the govt of India, because the feeling in political circles was that the Kashmir insurgency, which was largely under control, after a flare up in 2016, would increase sharply, with the support of the local population angered by the abrogation of article 370. For Pakistan it was almost tantamount to an act of war by India. Not reacting to it would expose the Pak establishment (the army and by extension the militant groups they control) as toothless. A very heavy presence of paramilitary forces and an increased army presence along the LOC, prevented any increase in the insurgency in the first few months. In the beginning of 2020, incidents of firing across the LOC, by Pakistan increased to over double the 2018 figure. 2020 recorded ...