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Deep Dive | Pakistan
Despite favourable winds, Asim Munir and ISI struggle to keep India in check

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Part 4
Anything goes between spies in Islamabad (4/4).
Anything goes between spies in Islamabad (4/4). © Stéphane Oiry

All-powerful at home, closer than ever to Washington, and still an ally of Beijing, Pakistan's Inter-Services Intelligence appears to be riding high. A favourable context for the country's strongman Asim Munir to turn his full attention to the enduring existential threat from neighbouring India.

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