EP-292 | India-Pakistan Tensions, Global Support, Risks and Strategy | Sushant Sareen & Ajay Bisaria

ANI Podcast with Smita Prakash

Ajay Bisaria, Distinguished Fellow at the Observer Research Foundation (ORF), previously served as India’s High Commissioner to Pakistan. Sushant Sareen, also a Senior Fellow at ORF, an expert on Pakistan and security issues in the region.

In this episode of the ANI Podcast with Smita Prakash, the two discuss how India should respond to the recent terror attack in Pahalgam. They talk about the importance of being precise and strategic if India decides to take military action against Pakistan.

The conversation also explores how the world might react if tensions between the two countries increase. Will India and Pakistan get support from their allies? What role will global powers like the US, Russia, and China play?

*Timestamps:*

00:00 – Introduction

00:40 – India’s Strategy Against Pakistan

08:50 – Pakistani Citizens' Views on India

19:50 – Casualties in War

33:11 – 'Dirty Work' of Terrorism

45:55 – Pak Army Chief's Role in Pahalgam Attack

54:40 – Pakistan’s ‘False Flag Operation’ Claim

1:03:15 – Pakistanis living in Kashmir

1:22:02 – Indus Water Treaty

1:32:28 – India-Pakistan Airspace Standoff

1:38:48 – Pakistani YT Channels Blocked