The visit served to clarify India’s nuanced position on the conflict, conveying that India is neither aligned with Russia nor neutral in the situation. The policy adopted by New Delhi in this regard is “de-hyphenation,” a strategy of conducting independent foreign policy with two adversarial states
The likelihood of successful arms control arrangements between India and Pakistan is low due to a hostile geopolitical environment, India’s nuclear modernization, and the limited utility of traditional arms control
In the last decade, the priority of U.S. policy in the region has transitioned from concerns of an India-Pakistan war, the problems in Kashmir, and the worries of nuclear weapons proliferation to pushing back against Chinese military and economic influence and maintaining a favorable balance of power in the Indo-Pacific
