Indo-Pak N-exchange most likely: NYT

KARACHI/WASHINGTON: The New York Times on Thursday claimed that “a nuclear exchange” between Pakistan and India is “most likely” and that it is “not North Korea”.In an opinion piece, the NYT’s editorial board emphasised although the Indo-Pak tensions have diffused, for now, the two countries’ “nuclear arsenals mean unthinkable consequences are always possible”. Regardless, the board stressed that “this relative calm is not a solution”. It noted Islamabad and Delhi are “long among the world’s most antagonistic neighbours” and that it is fortunate they found “the good sense to de-escalate”. The NYT hinted at the prior escalations and spats between the two neighbours and said it was in this light that the countries “maintain a near-constant state of military readiness along their border and have little formal government-to-government dialogue”. “As long as India and Pakistan refuse to deal with Kashmir they face unpredictable, possibly terrifying, consequences,” it said.