Kabat-Phillips
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Morning Wire
India and Pakistan Conflict & Trump Fights Climate Rules | 5.8.25
So the two countries, each with large nuclear arsenals, have long been bitter rivals, feuding over everything from disputed borderlines to religion. But in the past week, we've seen just a dramatic escalation that has the two now on the brink of all-out war. In late April, a group of Islamic militants crossed from Pakistan to Indian-controlled Kashmir and slaughtered 26 tourists.
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India and Pakistan Conflict & Trump Fights Climate Rules | 5.8.25
India accused the Pakistani government of being involved in that attack and responded Wednesday with military strikes on Pakistan's heavily populated Punjab region, killing more than two dozen and injuring 46 others. India says that they targeted, quote, terror camps. Pakistan says they killed civilians, including worshippers at two mosques.
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India and Pakistan Conflict & Trump Fights Climate Rules | 5.8.25
And now the world is holding its breath to see if and how Pakistan is going to respond. For more on how serious this situation is, I spoke with Professor Anthony Glees, security expert from the University of Buckingham.
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India and Pakistan Conflict & Trump Fights Climate Rules | 5.8.25
For their part, the Trump administration has largely avoided taking a side. Keep in mind, both of these countries are considered US allies. The White House simply said that they will engage the two to find a, quote, peaceful solution. Here's Glees on what a peace could look like.
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India and Pakistan Conflict & Trump Fights Climate Rules | 5.8.25
Pakistan has said they are mounting a military response to India strikes. It remains to be seen if that's just saber rattling or a true declaration of war. While we wait to find out, the Middle East and really the whole world is holding its breath.
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India and Pakistan Conflict & Trump Fights Climate Rules | 5.8.25
Well, he's looking to lock up financial deals there and solidify his relationship with Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and United Arab Emirates. Three of our most important allies in the Middle East who... often serve as middlemen with the region, helping us negotiate with our adversaries. For security reasons, the White House has yet to release the president's full schedule.
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India and Pakistan Conflict & Trump Fights Climate Rules | 5.8.25
But from what we've been told, he will focus on this trip more on economics as opposed to diplomacy. And this is interesting. Ahead of the visit, Trump is reportedly planning to rename the Persian Gulf the Gulf of Arabia. That's important because for decades now, Arabian nations have been lobbying to have the Gulf renamed. So you could view this as a show of goodwill from Trump.
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India and Pakistan Conflict & Trump Fights Climate Rules | 5.8.25
Yeah, the Houthis, the terror group backed by Iran, have massively disrupted international shipping in the Red Sea with missile and drone attacks on countless vessels. We've talked about it on the show. Some of those ships have been American. In response, the Trump administration has launched a series of airstrikes targeting Houthis in Yemen.
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India and Pakistan Conflict & Trump Fights Climate Rules | 5.8.25
But this week, the president announced that the Houthis, quote, don't want to fight anymore. He says they've agreed to end hostilities.
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India and Pakistan Conflict & Trump Fights Climate Rules | 5.8.25
Now, look, the timing here is crucial. Trump's special envoy to the Middle East, Steve Witkoff, has been holding negotiations with Iran on a potential broader nuclear deal. This ceasefire with the Houthis could be a part of that larger process, certainly a step in the right direction.