Jadetimes   |  Opinion

In every chapter of Indo-Pak conflict — whether it was the wars of 1947, 1965, 1971, Kargil in 1999, or the near-miss in 2001–02 — one thing has remained remarkably consistent: the United States often arrives late to the table. Not absent, but late. And while American diplomacy has, at times, played a key role in pulling the region back from the brink, the delay has often allowed destruction, mistrust, and instability to deepen before any de-escalation is achieved.