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- India launched airstrikes on Pakistan on Tuesday in response to a terror attack that killed 40 Indian troops, and people across India are celebrated what they saw as vengeance.
- On the Pakistani side, the airstrikes represent a deeply embarrassing military defeat, even though they claim the airstrikes missed and killed no one.
- India didn't just bomb the disputed border zone between the two countries, it entered Pakistan's actual air space with virtual impunity.
- Pakistan's defense minister said Pakistan would have responded with jets, but it was dark, prompting intense mockery in India.
- But the clash is no joke. Pakistan's military has incredible sway in the country and may now feel forced to retaliate against India, its nuclear rival.
- With China closely backing Pakistan and the US supporting India, Pakistan and India's rivalry has long been seen as a potential flash point for a global nuclear conflict.
Pakistan on Tuesday hinted at a possible nuclear retaliation to Indian airstrikes in its territory, which came as a great embarrassment to Islamabad, where the politically powerful military apparently failed to do anything about an outright attack from its chief rival.
India bombed Balakot, Pakistan, in response to a terror attack that killed 40 Indian troops in the disputed region of Kashmir, which India and Pakistan both claim but jointly administer.
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