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India vs. Pakistan: Rising tensions in South Asia

GZERO World with Ian Bremmer

India vs. Pakistan: Rising tensions in South Asia

Following a terrorist attack in Kashmir last spring, India and Pakistan, both nuclear powers, exchanged military strikes in an alarming escalation. Former Pakistani Foreign Minister Hina Khar joins Ian Bremmer on GZERO World to discuss Pakistan’s perspective in the simmering conflict.

“Keep the nuclear codes away from that robot”

“Keep the nuclear codes away from that robot”

The United States has issued a warning to two fellow nuclear powers, in so many words telling China and Russia, “Keep your nuclear weapons firmly in human control.”

Putin bombs Ukraine

Putin bombs Ukraine

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: Turning to the war in Russia. Lots going on, almost all of it escalatory at this point. Most recent state of play, a spectacular attack by the Ukrainians on the Kerch Bridge, the Crimea bridge that was said by Putin to be impregnable, can't possibly be able to attack it. It was providing a lot of supply chain, military supply chain from Russia sourcing capabilities material into Crimea and the rest of Ukraine, and suddenly significantly disrupted by a Ukrainian truck bomb. That led Putin to respond in the early hours today, rush hour in Ukraine.

Nuclear weapons could be used; Russia's war gets more dangerous

Nuclear weapons could be used; Russia's war gets more dangerous

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: I have to talk about Russia. There's Brazil, there's United Kingdom, there's Iran, but Russia is the biggest story, and it's because we've just seen the worst week in the war in terms of escalation and danger since the initial invasion on February 24, 2022. President Putin's closest remaining friends on the global stage - the Indian prime minister, the Chinese president, the Kazakh president - all told him directly, "the war is a horrible idea. Please end this as soon as possible." Putin does exactly the opposite and escalates, calling up a minimum of 300,000 additional troops in a mobilization, something he had been dragging his feet on and avoiding because he knew how unpopular it would be in Russia.

Putin cornered

Putin cornered

Ian Bremmer's Quick Take: I wanted to talk to you about the staggering news that's come out over the last 24 hours from President Putin on the Russian war in Ukraine. He gave a big speech announcing, among other things, referenda for annexation of Ukrainian territory into Russia, a mobilization of Russian civilians to fight in the Ukrainian war, and threatening even nuclear strikes against those that decide to come against attack Russian territory.