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DIRECTIONAL RELATIONSHIP · 2026

India → Pakistan

This score represents India's relationship toward Pakistan. The reverse direction is calculated separately and shown alongside it.

IND → PAK-23Competitive95% evidence confidenceBroad sourced evidence
PAK → IND-23CompetitiveSymmetric current scores
SIX-COMPONENT MODEL

Current component scores

Component values run from −100 to +100 and are combined with the published weights.

Security-45

3 documented factors produce the -45 security assessment.

Why this score?
  1. -40Militarized Line of Control
    Baseline rule · 2015

    UN military observers monitor the ceasefire between armed forces across Jammu and Kashmir.

  2. +15Formal ceasefire monitoring
    Baseline rule · 2015

    The United Nations observer mission provides a formal security guardrail around the ceasefire.

  3. -20Renewed hostilities followed by ceasefire
    Active event · 2025

    Renewed armed hostilities materially worsened relations before the parties agreed a ceasefire on 10 May 2025.

Diplomacy-30

2 documented factors produce the -30 diplomacy assessment.

Why this score?
  1. -15Serious unresolved Kashmir friction
    Baseline rule · 2015

    The continuing UN mission reflects major unresolved interstate political friction.

  2. -15Renewed hostilities followed by ceasefire
    Active event · 2025

    Renewed armed hostilities materially worsened relations before the parties agreed a ceasefire on 10 May 2025.

Economic0

No reviewed evidence met this component’s scoring threshold.

Why this score?

The model starts every component at zero. No documented condition or active event currently changes this one.

Coverage gap: The reviewed official record does not activate a frozen Engine 1.0 economic rule beyond any listed or quantitative observation.

Disputes-50

3 documented factors produce the -50 disputes assessment.

Why this score?
  1. -50Unresolved Kashmir dispute
    Baseline rule · 2015

    The UN mission continues to address the disputed ceasefire line in Jammu and Kashmir.

  2. +15UN dispute-management guardrail
    Baseline rule · 2015

    UNMOGIP constitutes a formal mechanism for observing and reporting ceasefire developments.

  3. -15Renewed hostilities followed by ceasefire
    Active event · 2025

    Renewed armed hostilities materially worsened relations before the parties agreed a ceasefire on 10 May 2025.

Societal0

No reviewed evidence met this component’s scoring threshold.

Why this score?

The model starts every component at zero. No documented condition or active event currently changes this one.

Coverage gap: The reviewed official record does not activate a frozen Engine 1.0 societal rule beyond any listed or quantitative observation.

CHANGE SINCE 2015

-12 in 2015 → -23 in 2026

The change is generated from sourced events and frozen scoring rules, not retrospective editorial adjustment.

ACTIVE EVIDENCE

Events affecting the current score

-12

Renewed hostilities followed by ceasefire

Renewed armed hostilities materially worsened relations before the parties agreed a ceasefire on 10 May 2025.

Interpret with care

This analytical score is not an objective fact, endorsement or prediction. Confidence reflects evidence coverage, while incomplete or unavailable observations remain explicit. Differences below 5 points are treated as practical ties rather than a meaningful ranking.

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