Tilak Devasher is an author, an expert on everything Pakistan and a member of India’s National Security Advisory Board. Yash Sinha is the former High Commissioner of India to the United Kingdom, Sri Lanka and also served as India’s Chief Information Commissioner.

In this episode of the ANI Podcast with Smita Prakash, the guests discuss the possible consequences Pakistan could face after India suspended the Indus Water Treaty. Yash Sinha talks about the mindset of the Pakistani people and how many of them see India as their eternal enemy. Tilak Devasher speaks about reports that the terrorists involved in the Pahalgam attack were using Chinese phones and how long Pakistan can last in the case of a long war.

Note: This episode was recorded on May 6, 2025, a day before India carried out strikes on terror camps in Pakistan under Operation Sindoor.

00:00 – Introduction

01:28 – Mock Drills in India

03:50 – UNSC Meeting on Kashmir

06:29 – Foreign Relations of Pakistan

09:15 – Internal Security Threats to Pakistan

12:19 – USA’s Stand on India-Pak Tensions

15:47 – How Pakistani Diplomats Behave

24:38 – Chinese Phones Linked to Pahalgam Attack

32:44 – Indus Water Treaty

37:12 – Irrigation System of Pakistan

39:44 – Dams and Hydro Projects

43:50 – How India Creates Deterrence

46:17 – China & the Flow of the Brahmaputra River

49:04 – Blockade in the Indian Ocean

50:31 – Recalling the 1971 & 1965 Wars

54:48 – Is India Ready for War?

57:55 – Smuggling of Iranian Oil into Pakistan

59:16 – China Backing Pakistan

01:01:01 – Pakistan’s War Capabilities

01:03:56 – Denuclearisation of Pakistan

01:05:26 – Why Mock Drills Are Happening Now

01:09:21 – Pakistan’s Psyche About India

01:12:42 – Pakistanis Marrying Kashmiris

01:16:42 – Social Media Accounts of Pakistani Celebs Banned

01:19:57 – Role of the Streets in Policy Making

EP-294 | India-Pakistan Face-off, China’s Link & Indus Water Treaty | Tilak Devasher & Yash Sinha