India boycotts Pakistan across all forums except multinational cricket. And that's because it stands to lose too much money. India's most recent encounter with Pakistan in the Asia Cup was celebrated as a patriotic spectacle: a win dedicated to the armed forces and those affected by the Pahalgam attack. Such declarations, however, expose something deeper: a strategy of playing politics with sport, hypocrisy masked as principle.
Security for the Amarnath pilgrimage has intensified following a deadly April attack, with around 600 additional paramilitary units deployed, marking the highest security level ever for this event.
"India has killed more than 100 terrorists who roamed freely in Pakistan, turned their headquarters into rubble... We will attack the roots of terror."