Derek Grossman is a senior defense analyst at the think tank RAND Corp. in Santa Monica, California, and an adjunct professor in the practice of political science and international relations at the University of Southern California. He formerly served as an intelligence adviser at the Pentagon.
Last month’s India-Pakistan milit clashes following the Pahalgam terrorist attack on April 22 have raised many difficult questions, primarily related to which nation could plausibly claim victory and whether the ceasefire might hold in the coming days and weeks.
