Pakistan’s strategic dilemma: geography forces balancing act. Strategy of controlled distance faces narrowing room.
Browsing: Fatemeh Aman
Iran war deepens energy crisis, diminishing role in Central Asia: domestic needs trump exports, reliability decisive.
India is uniquely vulnerable to Gulf instability, where even limited escalation triggers inflation, shipping shocks, and diaspora anxiety. This structural exposure forces New Delhi into caution and de‑escalation, narrowing its strategic options and making it the first to pay for regional crises.