The India-Pakistan Rivalry

Until New Delhi restores security in Indian-controlled Kashmir, the investment and migration Modi wants to foster in the region will not substantially materialize.

India's prime minister has abrogated Kashmir's autonomy with an eye to putting the state more firmly under India's grasp. That, however, could infuriate Kashmiris and the country's archrival: Pakistan.

Nevertheless, Islamabad's own strategy means it will be careful not to pressure the Taliban to accede to U.S. wishes to the extent that it alienates the Taliban.

Pompeo's visit represents a U.S. effort to pursue its twin core interests in South Asia of ending the war in Afghanistan and advancing the U.S. partnership with India.

Animated by their opposing visions of economic prosperity and global influence, China and India's competition over Pakistani and Iranian ports, respectively, carry on at all costs.

After the most violent flare-up in Kashmir in years, Islamabad and New Delhi are sounding out possible talks, although the prospect of a wider conflict is never far away.

New Delhi is eager to maintain its dominance over the smaller states of the subcontinent, but it'll have a hard time competing with Chinese money.

While the immediate threat of escalation has settled, India's unprecedented airstrike in Pakistan-administered Kashmir has upped the ante for the countries’ next inevitable brawl.

Two incidents in as many days underscore how militant activity can rapidly lead to state-to-state altercations in what remains a sensitive region.