New Delhi is promising retaliation after militants killed 26 civilians in Indian-administered Kashmir—the worst instance of terrorism in years. India claims the militants are connected to Pakistan but is yet to provide evidence. Meanwhile, New Delhi and Islamabad have been exchanging gunfire along their border, expelling citizens and diplomats, and threatening further escalation. Could the two nuclear powers go to war? Or can the tensions be calmed?
Join FP’s Ravi Agrawal for a conversation with Shivshankar Menon, who served as India’s national security advisor under Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Menon managed India’s calibrated response to the 2008 Mumbai attacks, and is the author of Choices: Inside the Making of Indian Foreign Policy. The two will discuss New Delhi’s options in the current conflict, and also how India is navigating the Trump administration and a shifting world order.
