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History of India-Pakistan wars and tit for tat air strikes
By P.K.Balachandran/Sunday Observer Colombo, May 11-Every time there is a terrorist attack on India from across the border with Pakistan, India conducts a couple of air strikes to which the Pakistanis reply in kind. This has been a regular feature in the fraught relationship between...
China’s role in the ongoing Indo-Pak war
By P.K. Balachandran/Times of Bangladesh Colombo, May 10 -Chinese aircraft and missiles have played a major role in meeting Indian air raids during Operation Sindoor. And experts acknowledge that China can give effective “non-kinetic” assistance to Pakistan in case of a more open two-front war....
Trump says India and Pakistan agree to a ceasefire
By Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam, Shivam Patel, Charlotte Greenfield and Aftab Ahmed ISLAMABAD/JAMMU, India, May 10 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that India and Pakistan had agreed to a “full and immediate ceasefire” after a fourth day of strikes and counter-strikes against...
China has spent billions developing military tech. Conflict between India and Pakistan could be its first major test
By Nectar Gan, Simone McCarthy, Brad Lendon/CNN Washington, May 9 – The escalating conflict between India and Pakistan could be offering the world a first real glimpse into how advanced Chinese military technology performs against proven Western hardware – and Chinese defense stocks are already...
Vance says US won’t intervene in India-Pakistan conflict: ‘None of our business’
Vice-president says US will seek to de-escalate but cannot force either nuclear power to ‘lay down their arms’
Why Trump isn’t leading an emergency effort to ease the India-Pakistan crisis
By Stephen Collinson/CNN Washington May 8 – President Donald Trump speaks during a swearing-in ceremony for new US Ambassador to China David Perdue in the Oval Office at the White House on May 7, 2025 in Washington, DC. President Donald Trump speaks during a swearing-in...
Pakistan’s Bid to Escalate Negated – Proportionate Response by India
New Delhi, May 8 -During the Press Briefing on Operation SINDOOR on 07 May 2025, India had called its response as focused, measured and non-escalatory. It was specifically mentioned that Pakistani military establishments had not been targeted. It was also reiterated that any attack on...
India’s strikes against Pakistan should be seen as part of a long-term plan
By Michael Kugelman New York, Foreign Policy May 8 -Two weeks after terrorists gunned down 26 tourists near the town of Pahalgam in Indian-administered Kashmir, India retaliated with military action against Pakistan, which it blames for support the militants. (Islamabad denies involvement in the attack.)...
Proceedings of the National Security Committee (NSC) of Pakistan
Pakistan remains committed to peace, with dignity and honour, and reiterates that it shall never allow any violation of its sovereignty, territorial integrity or permit any harm to its proud people.
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