Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- July 10, 2020

An Indian fighter jet flies over Leh, the joint capital of Ladakh. Photo: AFP

Tom Hussain, SCMP: China-India border dispute: is Pakistan about to enter the fray?

* The military stand-off in the Himalayas has raised the prospect of a clash between three nuclear-armed powers, experts say
* The dispute goes beyond Kashmir’s borders. At stake are water resources on which 270 million people depend

Experts believe the military stand-off between Chinese and Indian forces in the disputed Himalayan territory of Kashmir has made South Asia the most dangerous hotspot in a new cold war between Beijing and its United States-led rivals in the Indo-Pacific theatre.

By deploying troops to press an enhanced claim to the Galwan Valley in Ladakh, the northernmost Indian-administered region of Kashmir, China has significantly upped the probability of pre-existing disputes between India and Pakistan triggering further conflict in South Asia, the experts told This Week In Asia in a series of interviews.

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Commentaries, Analysis, And Editorials -- July 10, 2020

High stakes in a Himalayan hotspot -- Stephen Hutcheon, Mark Doman and Alex Palme, ABC News Online

How US Could Ramp Up Its Economic War With China -- J. Hackenbroich, ECFR

China's facing diplomatic stoushes on multiple fronts but Hong Kong still remains the biggest flashpoint -- Bill Birtles, ABC News Online

The Political Logic of China’s Strategic Mistakes -- Minxin Pei, Project Syndicate

Is Taiwan the Next Hong Kong? China Tests the Limits of Impunity -- Michael Green and Evan Medeiros, Foreign Affairs

Iran explosions: Did Israel and the US just start a cyber war? -- Scott Ritter, RT

Explosions at Iran's nuclear sites have exposed fissures in Israeli politics -- Con Coughlin, The National

Multiple attacks on Iran by unseen adversary send clear warning to regime -- Jerusalem Post editorial

Without IMF bailout, is Lebanon heading for 'hell'? -- AFP

Nile Dam row: Egypt and Ethiopia generate heat but no power -- Damian Zane, BBC News

Something is stirring in Belarus -- Charles Grant, Center For European Reform

Aleksandar Vucic plays Milosevic role in Serbia -- Miodrag Soric, DW

Genocide denial gains ground 25 years after Srebrenica massacre -- Shaun Walker, The Guardian

Coronavirus: How Mexican cartels are taking advantage of pandemic -- BBC

Special Report: How the Trump administration secured a secret supply of execution drugs -- Jonathan Allen, Reuters