The recent bloody attack in South Kashmir - an explosion that claimed the lives of more than 20 people - caused a sharp turn in India's foreign policy.
The answer didn't wait long. The measures announced at the press conference of the Indian Ministry of Foreign Affairs have shaken not only the diplomatic balance between the two countries, but also the entire architecture of regional security. This is stopping the water flow.
Attari - the only gateway to tradition, security, and communication
The closure of the Attari integrated checkpoint is not a simple blockade of the border line. This is the closure of the only "living" path for separated families, trade, and even cultural exchange. For citizens of India - this is security. For Pakistan, it's a siege of silence.
But this is not temporary. The official statement said that Pakistani citizens can only leave India until May 1, 2025, if their documents are valid.
Water - the most difficult tool of geopolitics
Many experts have been saying for years: in the 21st century, wars will be for water, not oil. The agreement on the Indus River of 1960 was, in fact, a pillar of mutual trust in India-Pakistan relations, although it seemed like a backdrop. Now it was stopped.
The Indus River is Pakistan's primary water source. India, on the other hand, has significant control over this river. The termination of the agreement brings the issue of water security back to the top of the agenda. This is both an environmental risk and a strategic one.
Visas canceled
India suspended the visa-free regime within the framework of SAARC. SPES visas - completely zeroed out. Pakistani citizens currently in India under SPES must leave the country within 48 hours.
This is also not a simple administrative decision. This is a definite signal. A political warning that terrorism cannot be ignored under any pretext.
The diplomats are leaving. Diplomacy too?
India declared the defense, aviation, and naval advisors in Pakistan's High Commission in Delhi persona non grata. Advisors of the same type from the High Commission of India in Islamabad were recalled.
This means that diplomatic dialogue on military matters has been frozen. Until these ties are restored, any security crisis in the region can become an immediate threat.
Who won?
India responded harshly. Pakistan has not yet officially responded. The region is once again entering the sphere of tension.
But the biggest question in this situation is: did India win? Or did Pakistan lose? Maybe... the region itself is losing?
Closed gates are not just paper formalities. This is the door closed to the hearts of the people. And the opening can now be much more complicated.
