“The conflict meaningfully altered outside impressions of the regional balance,” says Daniel Markey, Senior Fellow in the South Asia Program at The Stimson Center.
“Before May 2025, many outside observers believed that India enjoyed an overwhelming advantage against Pakistan. Many Indians believed the same.
“Pakistan’s ability to weather the initial Indian onslaught played to its strategic advantage, even though it is less clear what would have happened if the conflict had continued,” Markey told the BBC.
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