Syria: The Cease-Fire that was and wasn’t
The Kerry-Lavrov agreement did not work because those who had to cease fire were not willing to abide by it.
- K. P. Fabian
- September 23, 2016 |
- IDSA Comments
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The Kerry-Lavrov agreement did not work because those who had to cease fire were not willing to abide by it.
Through a pragmatic strategy coupled with national will, India should undertake calibrated responses to defeat Pakistan’s proxy war game plan with a view to making its misadventures prohibitively costly and unsustainable.
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