India and Pakistan Launch Rival Diplomatic Efforts to Spin Kashmir Conflict

Rethinking the Kashmir dispute post-Pahalgam

The recent cross-border hostilities between Pakistan and India earlier this month has re-internationalise the Kashmir crisis. The current moment provides a unique opportunity for both sides to try and address this festering problem in a manner which is not only of mutual interest to both nations, but which also keeps in mind the welfare of Kashmiris themselves. Struggles over Kashmir have sparked all-out wars, and a series of major skirmishes be…

Hooting not shooting: India, Pakistan troops back to uneasy calm after Kashmir clashes

INDIA, May 22 — Sometimes the only outsiders that Indian troops posted along the contested frontier in Kashmir see are Pakistani soldiers eyeballing them across the remote valley high in the rugged Himalayan mountains. Contact between them extends to what Indian soldiers posted to the fortified concrete bunkers call “hooting” — an occasional taunting shout or whistle echoing across the divide, which can be as little as 30 metres at its narrowest…

Since the cease-fire between India and Pakistan, New Delhi and some Indian companies have embarked on a vast campaign to the glory of the Indian army.

India and Pakistan launch rival diplomatic efforts to spin Kashmir conflict

New Delhi and Islamabad dispatch delegations to global capitals to push their case after worst fighting in decades

Modi’s Diplomatic Stand: India’s Firm Stance on Pakistan Ceasefire and Terrorism

On May 10, India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire. Prime Minister Modi emphasised restraint while underscoring India’s firm stance against cross-border terrorism and nuclear threats amid Kashmir tensions.

India-Pakistan Hostilities Complicate India’s Diplomatic Options

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