Iran-Pakistan airstrikes : What is driving the conflict, Middle East tensions and South Asia?

Ever since Iran’s airstrikes on Islamic State affiliated Jaish al-Adl jihadists in Pakistan, Islamabad has hit back against the secular-nationalist Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA). More tit-for-tat attacks, covert and conventional, seem certain. The fault lines driving the conflict — religion, ethnicity and geopolitics — could lead to a bitter climax. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Exclusive content, special privileges & more – Subscribe to ThePrint for Special benefits: https://theprint.in/subscribe/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Connect with ThePrint » Subscribe to ThePrint: https://theprint.in/subscribe/ » Subscribe to our YouTube Channel: https://bit.ly/3nCMpht » Like us on Facebook:   / theprintindia   » Tweet us on Twitter:   / theprintindia   » Follow us on Instagram:   / theprintindia   » Find us on LinkedIn :   / theprint   » Subscribe to ThePrint on Telegram: https://t.me/ThePrintIndia » Find us on Spotify: https://spoti.fi/2NMVlnB » Find us on Apple Podcasts: https://apple.co/3pEOta8