'Expectation of Violence the New Normal between India-Pakistan': Ayesha Siddiqa, Pak Military Expert

As the dust settles on the military escalation between India and Pakistan post the 22 April terror attack in Kashmir’s Pahalgam, the war of perceptions remains rife. According to some observers, Pakistan is winning the narrative war against India, at least in the international court of opinion. In an exclusive interview with The Quint, Pakistani military expert and Senior Fellow at the Department of War Studies at King’s College, London, Ayesha Siddiqa, tells senior journalist Harinder Baweja how the ‘war’ between India and Pakistan has made General Asim Munir, now elevated to Field Marshal, the new ‘hero’ of Pakistan. Speaking in detail about Pakistan’s response to Operation Sindoor, Siddiqa states that while India and Pakistan have officially been ‘enemies’ for the past 75 years, the two know very little about each other. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices