Although it has failed to break through the background noise and come to the attention of most Americans, the threat of “all-out-war” between India and Pakistan, both nuclear powers, is surging.
India is blaming militants based in Pakistan for a recent on attack that killed 27 Indian tourists in Kashmir, which is a contested region. Pakistan denies any involvement, but that hasn’t stopped India from closing the border and pulling out of a treaty that provides water to Pakistan from rivers that originate or flow through India.
Pakistan’s defense minister called India’s withdrawal from the treaty escalatory and “a very serious breakdown” in relations between the two countries. He also said a resulting war between the two nuclear powers could have serious repercussions for the region and the rest of the world.
Previous attacks have resulted in India making military strikes in Pakistan. While denying the existence of the militant group that has claimed responsibility, Pakistan is threating to respond if attacked by India.
Keep an eye on this situation as it could be yet another straw on the camels back.
Watch how the Pakistani Minister of Defense wipes away nervous sweat as the reporter from SkyNews question is him like a prosecutor going after a guilty man.
