Pakistan, April 8 -- Amid the intensifying operations of Indian proxies inside Pakistan, particularly across Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan, a crunch question comes to the fore: what are the real objectives of this hybrid militant network, one that curiously blends religious extremists like TTP with ostensibly secular outfits such as the BLA under Indian patronage? Is its focus confined to disrupting CPEC, or are these proxies in fact aligned against something far more consequential, namely the emerging convergence of Pakistan's and America's economic interests?

A few months ago, Jerusalem Strategic Tribune published an article by Daniel Runde, a careful and deliberate analyst not given to idle speculation. A member of the same polit...