North Korea’s involvement in the Ukraine war is raising eyebrows. What motivated the isolated regime to send its troops to fight alongside Russia?

In this episode of Grey Zone, Ananya Dutta dives deep into the complex geopolitical shifts that are reshaping the battlefield. From the "comprehensive strategic partnership" forged between Pyongyang and Moscow to the Cold War-style treaties that are being revived, what does this mean for global alliances? Could Putin’s covert defense deals with countries like China and Iran reshape the future of warfare? What is North Korea gaining, and how does this all tie into the broader war in Ukraine?

Are we witnessing the birth of new alliances that could challenge Western dominance?

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In this episode of Hindustan Times' Point Blank, Executive Editor Shishir Gupta decodes the panic that has gripped the South Asian nation of Pakistan after its involvement in a deadly terror attack on India's Pahalgam. This comes as Pakistani Minister for Railways, Muhammad Hanif Abbasi, issued a direct 'nuclear' threat to India. Meanwhile, Bilawal Bhutto declared, “I want to tell India that the Indus is ours and will remain ours. Either our water will flow through it, or their blood will.”Shishir Gupta argues that the comments of the two ministers is proof that Pakistan is scared of India's retaliation for the Pahalgam massacre. He reveals how India has evolved militarily since the Balakot strike in 2019. He explains why India can make a big dent on Pakistan with its strikes and also has air defence systems that can easily neutralise any Pakistani missile.

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India unveiled a raft of punitive diplomatic measures against Pakistan on Wednesday, suspending the 1960 Indus Waters Treaty, downgrading bilateral ties, and shutting down the Attari checkpost, as it hit back at Islamabad over the brazen terror attack near Pahalgam that killed 26 tourists.

New Delhi’s retaliatory measures were decided at a Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Hindustan Times’ Executive Editor Shishir Gupta reveals that the diplomatic blitz is only the first of a host of actions that the Modi government is planning to punish Pakistan. But what are the steps that India could take in the days to come? Is military action against Pakistan-based terrorists on the cards?

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