*WASHINGTON: The New York Times on Thursday claimed that a threat ofnuclear war between Pakistan and India still remains.*
The situation between the neighbouring countries turned hostile in atit-for-tat airstrikes following the Pulwama attack that killed over 40Indian troops in occupied Kashmir on Feb 14.
In an opinion piecelink,the NYT’s editorial board has emphasised that although the Indo-Paktensions have deescalated, for now, but the threat of nuclear armed clashbetween the two countries still persists.
Regardless, the board stressed that “this relative calm is not a solution”.It noted that Islamabad and New Delhi were “long among the world’s mostantagonistic neighbors” and that it was fortunate they found “the goodsense to de-escalate”.
The NYT hinted at the prior escalations and spats between the twoneighbouring South Asian nations and said it was in this light that thecountries “maintain a near-constant state of military readiness along theirborder and have little formal government-to-government dialogue”.
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“As long as India and Pakistan refuse to deal with their core dispute — thefuture of Kashmir — they face unpredictable, possibly terrifying,consequences,” it said.
“But the United States needs to get involved. … the United States should beready to assist if they cannot,” it added.
