India vs Pakistan

[Reynaldo]

With tensions rising between India and Pakistan, how would an all out war between these nuclear powers impact crypto markets and global finance? Short term crash or flight to digital assets?

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With tensions rising between India and Pakistan, how would an all out war between these nuclear powers impact crypto markets and global finance? Short term crash or flight to digital assets?

The crypto industry typically thrives in conflict zones, where the disruption of daily life due to fighting brings everything to a standstill, including financial institutions and banking payment systems. Here, Bitcoin can find its way between people to facilitate payments and exchanges without the need for a central authority, which would often be preoccupied with war. This applies to crypto in conflict zones, which currently include India, Pakistan, and Kashmir. However, in general, Bitcoin will be affected by the state of the global market if it is, in turn, affected by the conflict between the two countries. Bitcoin has greater resilience and even increased popularity during wartime periods, but this does not mean it is unaffected, as it remains a financial product subject to all influences, like other products in the same market.

[laijsica]

We have become accustomed to seeing wars in Ukraine and Russia in recent several years. The same is happening with Israel and Palestine. Russia has announced a ceasefire from May- 8 to May -11, and a positive decision may be made for a permanent ceasefire in the future. The global economy continues to be in a negative trend and if there is a new war between these Asian neighbors the situation could get even worse. This could have a negative impact on the crypto market but the likelihood of such dumping is likely to be low because both countries are much poorer and populous than Europe. I think they might not want to involve war so they can become more poorer.

[Oshosondy]

We have become accustomed to seeing wars in Ukraine and Russia in recent several years. The same is happening with Israel and Palestine. Russia has announced a ceasefire from May- 8 to May -11, and a positive decision may be made for a permanent ceasefire in the future. The global economy continues to be in a negative trend and if there is a new war between these Asian neighbors the situation could get even worse.

You said there has been war in Ukraine between Ukraine and Russia. You also said there has been war between Israel and Palestine. When the war started in Ukraine, bitcoin was less than $25000. Bitcoin was also of low price when the war started between Israel and Palestine. So why did you ended your post with this:

This could have a negative impact on the crypto market but the likelihood of such dumping is likely to be low because both countries are much poorer and populous than Europe. I think they might not want to involve war so they can become more poorer.

When Russia invaded Ukraine, bitcoin fall but it increased back that day. I remember when Hamas sent over 2000 rockets to Israel, bitcoin first fall but later increased back within a very short period of time. This happened again when Israel retaliated but what later happened was that bitcoin increased far more.

All I know is that bitcoin will increase if the war begins and continues.

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We have become accustomed to seeing wars in Ukraine and Russia in recent several years. The same is happening with Israel and Palestine. Russia has announced a ceasefire from May- 8 to May -11, and a positive decision may be made for a permanent ceasefire in the future. The global economy continues to be in a negative trend and if there is a new war between these Asian neighbors the situation could get even worse. This could have a negative impact on the crypto market but the likelihood of such dumping is likely to be low because both countries are much poorer and populous than Europe. I think they might not want to involve war so they can become more poorer.

Pakistan is the most powerful military country in the world, according to all intelligence reports, while India is the fifth most powerful military power in the world. These two nuclear-armed neighbors have been at war for decades. One can only imagine how a potential conflict between them would impact the entire global economy, given that India has the world's largest human population, surpassing China. It would be perfectly normal to see the global economy impacted by such a major conflict, which would have repercussions on almost everything. Bitcoin will perform better than other financial products, but that doesn't mean it can escape the impact of the global economy.

[Oshosondy]

Pakistan is the most powerful military country in the world, according to all intelligence reports, while India is the fifth most powerful military power in the world.

Where did you read this wrong information?

Pakistan has powerful military but the country was not found among the most power or strongest military in the world or maybe recently.

List of the most strongest military in the world
1st. United States
2nd. Russia
3rd. China
4th. India
5th. South Korea

Then you will see countries like United Kingdom, France, Japan, Turkey and Italy on the list before Pakistan. I think countries like Iran and Israel will make it to the list before Pakistan.

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Pakistan is the most powerful military country in the world, according to all intelligence reports, while India is the fifth most powerful military power in the world.

Where did you read this wrong information?

Pakistan has powerful military but the country was not found among the most power or strongest military in the world or maybe recently.

List of the most strongest military in the world
1st. United States
2nd. Russia
3rd. China
4th. India
5th. South Korea

Then you will see countries like United Kingdom, France, Japan, Turkey and Italy on the list before Pakistan. I think countries like Iran and Israel will make it to the list before Pakistan.

Sorry, I've mixed up some information. I provided information from an unreliable and inaccurate source. I did a quick search to find different information, and there isn't consistent data across all sources. This  source states that Pakistan is the 12th largest power in the world, but all sites agree that India is militarily ahead of Pakistan.

[Alpha Marine]

All I know is that bitcoin will increase if the war begins and continues.

War or no war, bitoin will be fine. At first, because of the initial panic and all, it may dip a little, but after a while, it will recover. As long as it's not a world war, I'm not worried about bitcoin. Funny how a world war might not even be too harmful to bitcoin but things will be too uncertain for me to be sure about that.

Pakistan is the most powerful military country in the world, according to all intelligence reports, while India is the fifth most powerful military power in the world.

No, they are not. What?
In Asia alone, India might not be among the top 3.

[Stella Mese]

We have become accustomed to seeing wars in Ukraine and Russia in recent several years. The same is happening with Israel and Palestine. Russia has announced a ceasefire from May- 8 to May -11, and a positive decision may be made for a permanent ceasefire in the future. The global economy continues to be in a negative trend and if there is a new war between these Asian neighbors the situation could get even worse. This could have a negative impact on the crypto market but the likelihood of such dumping is likely to be low because both countries are much poorer and populous than Europe. I think they might not want to involve war so they can become more poorer.

maybe that can be used as an excuse that if a war occurs it can result in the collapse of the economy in the two countries concerned between Pakistan and India, but everything will definitely be affected as well as crypto even though they are poor countries but if a war occurs investors will definitely look for safe assets therefore it can affect the economic conditions of the two countries which of course is very detrimental to them.

[CryptoBuds]

War or no war, bitoin will be fine. At first, because of the initial panic and all, it may dip a little, but after a while, it will recover. As long as it's not a world war, I'm not worried about bitcoin. Funny how a world war might not even be too harmful to bitcoin but things will be too uncertain for me to be sure about that.

Bitcoin and cryptocurrencies are still considered speculative markets like stocks, so when war breaks out, panic is inevitable. But the severity of the dumping will depend on the scale and impact of that war on the global economy.

Like the war between Ukraine and Russia, bitcoin will recover over time and that is the result of adaptation. So in the long run there is nothing to worry about, but in the short term it is hard to say.

No, they are not. What?
In Asia alone, India might not be among the top 3.

India is the world's fourth largest military power after the US, Russia and China. How can you doubt they are not in the top 3 in Asia? They are the second largest military power and the only country with enough resources to confront China in the Asian region.

[Spaceman1000$]

With tensions rising between India and Pakistan, how would an all out war between these nuclear powers impact crypto markets and global finance? Short term crash or flight to digital assets?

India and Pakistan have had their differences for a long time coming, the differences is one of the reasons why they had to separate in the first place, ordinarily it will be difficult for some persons to identify a Pakistan person from an Indian without some ID. But if today these two countries wants to go into a war situation, the effect it will be on the cryptocurrency market will be determined by the level of adoption both country have in crypto, if is not that much as compared to European countries and countries of the world who have large adoption of cryptocurrency, then the impact of the war will just be for a short period of time and then the market will reverse back into normalcy.

 In terms of global financing,  we have to look at the economic strength of Pakistan and India especially in the internally market, given the fact that this two countries are struggling economically and are both not too influential in the international market, I doubt if their war, will cause much economic impact globally, so basically it might have an effect but it will be on a minimal scale.

[_act_]

India and Pakistan have had their differences for a long time coming, the differences is one of the reasons why they had to separate in the first place, ordinarily it will be difficult for some persons to identify a Pakistan person from an Indian without some ID. But if today these two countries wants to go into a war situation, the effect it will be on the cryptocurrency market will be determined by the level of adoption both country have in crypto, if is not that much as compared to European countries and countries of the world who have large adoption of cryptocurrency, then the impact of the war will just be for a short period of time and then the market will reverse back into normalcy.

Have you not seen fight that lead to bitcoin selling at premium in some countries before? War can not destroy bitcoin but war can destroy prosperities and war can make the banks to close down if it is very severe. If the war is severe, people will only sell first and later buy bitcoin back as I have noticed. If the war last for years, bitcoin will increase when the right time comes.

[DeathAngel]

Those two countries have a long history of conflict & hatred of each other. Firstly I hope tensions simmer down, the last thing we need is a war that causes many deaths & destruction. Secondly it could cause supply chain & financial market disruption. For these reasons I think global powers would intervene diplomatically to prevent escalation.

[pooya87]

It's hard to say, hopefully the situation doesn't end up in armed conflict specially because that is what the US regime wants (I personally believe the Keshmir terrorist attack was CIA's work, there is just too much evidence suggesting it).
A lot of neighbor countries like Iran are already trying to de-escalate the situation and prevent war from breaking out because the last thing we need in our region is a war.

But if it does, the consequences of it could destabilize a wider region in the world and it is not just India and Pakistan that are going to be involved and affected. China and US are already picking their side and sending weapons to basically fight a proxy war there!
It could also affect the global supply chain as the conflict could also pour into the Indian Sea, and maybe even Arabian Sea and affect a lot of shipments that pass through the region.

Depending on the scale and the effects on the global economy, the result in the crypto market could be different.

Sorry, I've mixed up some information. I provided information from an unreliable and inaccurate source. I did a quick search to find different information, and there isn't consistent data across all sources. This  source states that Pakistan is the 12th largest power in the world, but all sites agree that India is militarily ahead of Pakistan.

Those lists mean absolutely nothing, the data they use is just too raw and the "strength" they talk about is just on paper. In reality things are very different. Take the situation in the Red Sea, Yemen is not even in the list and yet they've already defeated US military there!

Take airforces of India and Pakistan.
On paper Pakistan has a smaller number of aircrafts and is counted as weaker. In reality is is actually stronger compared to the Indian airforce. Pakistan has better pilots and the PL-15 beyond visual range air-to-air missiles would do wonders in air-to-air fights. And that's just one of the factors. With better trained pilots that PAF has actually invested in a lot over the years, they will have an easier time gaining air superiority.

[Just Say]

Take airforces of India and Pakistan.
On paper Pakistan has a smaller number of aircrafts and is counted as weaker. In reality is is actually stronger compared to the Indian airforce. Pakistan has better pilots and the PL-15 beyond visual range air-to-air missiles would do wonders in air-to-air fights. And that's just one of the factors. With better trained pilots that PAF has actually invested in a lot over the years, they will have an easier time gaining air superiority.

We have now seen the possibility of this conflict between India and Pakistan, mainly due to terrorist attacks in Pahalgam. It should be noted that there were a total of 26 people died there, which caused a lot of hostility between these two countries. Moreover it seems that the Pakistani Air Force from India is actually stronger because yesterday we saw that four India's fighter plane escaped due to the Pakistani Air Force (PAF). Now India has 351 but Pakistan has 565 military training aircraft, as a result it is natural to think that the PAF is much more efficient.

It is also observed that these two countries have canceled two important agreements, such as the Indus Water Agreement and the Simla Agreement, on the other hand Pakistan is not allowing them to use their airspace in any way.

Indian Rafale jets retreat after detection by PAF near LoC

https://tribune.com.pk/story/2543177/indian-rafale-jets-retreat-after-detection-by-paf-near-loc

[Die_empty]

With tensions rising between India and Pakistan, how would an all out war between these nuclear powers impact crypto markets and global finance? Short term crash or flight to digital assets?

India has a big economy, ranked as the fifth largest economy, and Pakistan occupies the twenty-fifth place. The escalation of this conflict will affect the global economy including Bitcoin because India is a big player.

Many countries and companies depend on India for several products and services. A full-blown war would affect industries, which would affect the production line of certain products. I heard that iPhone will be moving it's production plants from China to India. Industries in other countries might stop producing because of a shortage of supplies. It will lead to unemployment.

Many oil and gas producing countries see India as their major market. If the war escalates oil prices will drop which will affect many economies.

An escalation would affect the price of Bitcoin but it will recover within a short time. There will be FUD which will make weak hands to sell, but the price will still rise.

[YOSHIE]

With tensions rising between India and Pakistan, how would an all out war between these nuclear powers impact crypto markets and global finance? Short term crash or flight to digital assets?

My observation of the Indian and Pakistani War influence on the economic impact is quite extensive in general, the impact can be complex and the deterioration of regional and global economic levels, one of which is politics, Export trade of the tensions of the two countries can affect top countries such as China, the US and Russia.

Likewise with the stock market, it is likely that investors do not want to deal with and tend to make the decision to sell shares, because of the vigilance of conflicts that occur today, as well as tourism Of course it will affect the tourism sector, the industry is also the case, transportation, industry is also hampered, in essence the Indian and Pakistani war will create a global economy to get worse.

[Lida93]

It's hard to say, hopefully the situation doesn't end up in armed conflict specially because that is what the US regime wants (I personally believe the Keshmir terrorist attack was CIA's work, there is just too much evidence suggesting it).
A lot of neighbor countries like Iran are already trying to de-escalate the situation and prevent war from breaking out because the last thing we need in our region is a war.



Depending on the scale and the effects on the global economy, the result in the crypto market could be different.

A war between India and Pakistan, Pakistanis would suffer the most, AFAIK, the Pakistan economy doesn't have such economic strength to hold up a long standing war with India, the type the world is imagining right now.

Tho honestly, I do condemn the Pahalgam terrorist attack which claimed lots of life including tourists. Perhaps this attack was staged to escalate the already existing tension between the two neighbouring countries. But I will urge India to take a leaf from the Ukraine-Russia conflict and how Ukraine are having it now. Because a world power pick sides with you today, expressing a fledging support doesn't guarantee the unlimited existence of such support in the future.

On a global scale though bitcoin might experience an immediate effect in extreme case due to panic sell from investors but it's wouldn't be for long before bitcoin market pumps back.

[avikz]

With tensions rising between India and Pakistan, how would an all out war between these nuclear powers impact crypto markets and global finance? Short term crash or flight to digital assets?

I don't see crypto suffering at all due to the tensions between India and Pakistan. However, it may actually flourish during the conflict. If the big economic powers like China and US also gets involved into it, crypto will actually flourish because a lot of people might look for an hedge asset to be honest.

But a full scale war is highly unlikely to happen. Pakistan is not financially stable. So going into a war, will actually destroy their economy. So the threatening will go on, but not a full scale war!

[Z_MBFM]

With tensions rising between India and Pakistan, how would an all out war between these nuclear powers impact crypto markets and global finance? Short term crash or flight to digital assets?

If a war breaks out between India and Pakistan, it could have some impact on the crypto market as both countries are very large and have a large population and crypto is legal in these countries so of course they have a huge amount of crypto. If for some reason they start selling them in the market then it will definitely have a negative impact on the market. But I don't think their war issue can be very serious. Both countries are under various types of sanctions so far and are not thinking about war yet but secret sources in Pakistan are saying that India is preparing for war. If a war breaks out between the two countries, it will have some impact on the crypto market but it will not be long-lasting, because we have seen some market effect in the event of such wars in the past. It has never been long-lasting