Asian Insider Feb 27: On the border between India and Pakistan, a rapid escalation

February 27, 2019 6:40 PM

Hi,

We woke up this morning to a string of news breaks coming out of India and Pakistan, all of it amounting to a dramatic escalation in hostilities just one day after India launched airstrikes across the de facto border. A lot remains unclear and things are changing quickly so I am going to be picking my words carefully when talking about this. Neither side has called this a war, and let’s hope at least that part doesn’t change.

Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump is now moments away from his second meeting with North Korean Leader Kim Jong Un in Hanoi. That this meeting is not the biggest thing today says something about the sort of day it is.

# @News