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Think tanks warn of ramifications after Kashmir terror strike
The Apr.22 attack in Pahalgam revives fears of cross-border terror links and highlights shifting regional tensions, say foreign policy analysts.
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Pranavi Sharma - Wed, 23, Apr 2025
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Husain Haqqani and Aparna Pande. / X
At least 26 people, all tourists, were killed in a terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, on Apr.22. This marks one of the deadliest terror attacks in the region since the abrogation of Article 370 in 2019. Reactions from analysts and public figures have highlighted the broader implications of the assault.
Husain Haqqani, senior fellow at the Hudson Institute and former Pakistani Ambassador to the U.S. and Sri Lanka, drew a stark parallel between the Apr.22 attack in Pahalgam and the Hamas-led assault on Israel in 2023.
“The Oct 7, 2023 terrorist attack in Israel by Hamas triggered a greater tragedy in Gaza,” he wrote on X. “The April 22, 2025 terrorist attack in Jammu & Kashmir is equally portentous in terms of possible ramifications & consequences.”
The Oct 7, 2023 terrorist attack in Israel by Hamas triggered a greater tragedy in Gaza. The April 22, 2025 terrorist attack in Jammu & Kashmir is equally portentous in terms of possible ramifications & consequences. pic.twitter.com/ds7z5fHCt1
— Husain Haqqani (@husainhaqqani) April 22, 2025
Warning on Jihadi Infrastructure
Aparna Pande, director at the Hudson Institute’s Initiative on the Future of India and South Asia, described the assault as “the worst attack on civilians in Kashmir since the 2000 Chittisinghpora attacks”.
She said the attack underscores the “extent to which the Pakistani military establishment clearly controls the jihadi network.”
Pande argued that while Pakistan's army may pause militant activity under pressure, “they never completely shut down the jihadi infrastructure.”
“This is what General Bajwa did in 2021 and other army chiefs before him periodically,” she said.
She added that Pakistan’s current Chief of Army Staff, Gen Munir, had recently referenced both the two-nation theory and Kashmir, suggesting a strategy to “up the ante with India” to deflect from internal challenges.
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