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Two fronts & The King's Gambit: China uses Pakistan to triangulate India
It is safer to presume that the Chinese now see Pakistan as an extension of their Western Theatre Command
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Shekhar Gupta
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History gives every war a name. Officially, there's a pause, but the fighting lasted about 87 hours. Will it suffice for the future generations for it to be listed merely as the 87-hour war?
I would, however, suggest a description, if not a sharp, hashtag-worthy name. What we've seen just now is the opening move in a two-front war. You could call it a trailer. It's just the early moves in a long-drawn war of wits, nerve, and military muscle. How do I explain this more succinctly?
For once, I would avoid the temptation of the usual trope — a
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