US President Donald Trump’s recent statements have equated India and Pakistan while it is clear that Pakistan is the perpetrator of terrorism and India the victim.
Amid escalating strategic rivalries in the Indo-Pacific, the Balikatan Exercise 2025 underscored a resolve to deter coercion and maintain a rules-based maritime order.
The possibility of a three-pronged strategic encirclement involving China, Pakistan and an unstable Bangladesh necessitates a recalibrated Indian approach.
