India yesterday carried out rocket attacks on Pakistani territory, with 26 people killed. And that causes alarm bells to go off. India and Pakistan – together good for a quarter of the world’s population – are core powers. China, Russia, the US: they all call for calmness. Is an escalation to be feared? Professor and India expert Eva De Clercq (UGent) explains: “The fact that Indian Premier Modi postpones his foreign journey is a sign that he is taking this particularly seriously.”

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