{
  "id": 8366559,
  "title": "‘Shrinking space for diplomacy raising risks in South Asia’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/shrinking-space-for-diplomacy-raising-risks-in-south-asia",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T03:02:59.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn",
    "slug": "dawn",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2031016/shrinking-space-for-diplomacy-raising-risks-in-south-asia"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Former Strategic Plans Division chief Lt Gen (retd) Mazhar Jamil has warned that diminishing diplomatic space and the increasing reliance on military power and new technologies pose significant risks to strategic stability in South Asia. At the seventh “Training of the Trainers” workshop on strategic matters, held in Islamabad, Gen Jamil highlighted that the global and regional strategic landscape is becoming increasingly complex, with persistent threat perceptions, unresolved disputes like Kashmir, and India’s military actions contributing to ongoing security tensions. He emphasized that strategic stability is inextricably linked to political realities and stressed that any potential war between nuclear-armed states is unacceptable. Pakistani Senator Mushahid Hussain Sayed, on the other hand, highlighted Pakistan's growing status as a credible middle power in the evolving international order. He noted Pakistan's capacity for mediation, engagement, and partnership-building, which reflects the country's increasing strategic influence. Both experts underscored the challenges posed by modernisation and diversification of nuclear and strategic capabilities, alongside emerging technologies in South Asia, which are reshaping the strategic environment and complicating efforts to reduce risks and prevent conflict.",
  "summary": "• Former SPD chief says nuclear-armed states have no space for war • Growing reliance on hard power, emerging technologies creating new challenges • Senator Mushahid insists Pakistan emerging as ‘credible middle power’ ISLAMABAD: Adviser to the National Command Authority and former director general of the Strategic Plans Division (SPD) Lt Gen (retd) Mazhar Jamil has warned that the erosion of…",
  "key_points": [
    "Shrinking diplomatic space raises risks in South Asia",
    "Military power and new technologies increase strategic tensions",
    "Pakistan emerging as credible middle power in region"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Diminishing diplomatic space and growing reliance on military power and technology in South Asia heighten the risk of conflict between nuclear-armed states with unresolved disputes and persistent threat perceptions.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Dawn - Pakistan",
        "title": "Ex- Strategic Plans Division chief says shrinking space for diplomacy raising risks in South Asia",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/ex-strategic-plans-division-chief-says-shrinking-space-for-diplomacy",
        "published": "2026-09-19T03:04:41.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}