Neither Delhi nor Islamabad should ever forget that this is not the start or end of any diplomatic reset. It is just a part of transactional “deals” where one loses or wins, depending on the situation. But the trust and credibility of the American word are lost in the long term
The current escalation bears the unmistakable imprint of General Asim Munir. Yet, the action may not have the full support of the Pakistani military top brass
Given the nature of electoral politics, short-termism will always triumph long-termism, and Yunus would be punting on winning the elections, whatever the means and long term consequences
‘Trainjacking’ of the Jaffar Express by elements of the Baloch Liberation Army is yet more proof that there is an unaddressed crisis of ‘honour’ and equity in Baloch imagination, and the Pakistani guns only worsen it.
