Category Narendra Modi

Authoritarian Playbook, Competitive Authoritarianism, Geopolitics, India, India-Pakistan Crisis, Line of Control, Narendra Modi, Pakistan, The Modi Doctrine

Brinkmanship in Vermilion: Modi’s Escalation of the India-Pakistan Conflict

Brinkmanship in Vermilion: Modi’s Escalation of the India-Pakistan Conflict Latest Developments Night of Strikes and Sirens In the dead of night, the conflict that had been brewing for weeks erupted into bright plumes of fire on the horizon. Air-raid sirens…

Kevin J.S. Duska Jr.
May 10, 2025

Airpower, India, India-Pakistan Crisis, Line of Control, Narendra Modi, Pakistan, The Modi Doctrine

Authoritarian Populism: The Modi Variable in the May 2025 India-Pakistan Crisis

Authoritarian Populism: The Modi Variable in the May 2025 India-Pakistan Crisis 1. Executive Summary The May 7, 2025 Indian strike on Pakistan, named Operation Sindoor, launched under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, marked a dramatic escalation in South Asia’s most…