Why the Display of IAF s Machismo on the Balakot Strike Anniversary Was Uncalled For Brashly brandishing our achievements, merely to publicly boost ourselves and publicise them for other unstated reasons is avoidable,â a two-star IAF officer said.
Precision strike carried out by Mirage 2000s against a dummy target by the squadron that carried out the Balakot air strike on February 26, 2019, on the occasion of its second anniversary, on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021. Photo: PTI
Security01/Mar/2021
Chandigarh: The Indian Air Forceâs (IAFâs) much publicised celebration over the weekend of the Balakot strike two years ago against an alleged Pakistani terror training camp in the countryâs north-west, was an âavoidable excessâ, said senior serving and retired fighter pilots.
A ceasefire on the LoC: But how long will it hold? Updated Feb 27, 2021 | 15:29 IST
The Indo-Pak arrangements that have stood the test of time, like the agreements on the ceasefire line and later the LoC, have had the Pakistan Army as a signatory. Representational Image | Photo Credit: IANS
The significance of the latest Indo-Pak agreement to adopt a ceasefire on the Line of Control (LoC) after over 5,000 violations by Pakistan last year, that saw fierce Indian retaliations and led to some serious artillery duels, carries a larger message than just a desire to revert to the spirit of the 2003 Agreement between both sides. It has shown that India’s national security establishment is capable of not only the military ability to stand up to a two-front threat – from China and Pakistan – but to also negotiate diplomatic agreements with both our hostile neighbours. This in itself is a unique achievement, in the history of India’s boundary
US and UN Welcome India-Pakistan Joint Agreement on Ceasefire This is a positive step towards greater peace and stability in South Asia, which is in our shared interest, and we encourage both countries to keep building upon this progress, the White House said.
The Indian and the Pakistani flags. Credit: Reuters
World26/Feb/2021
New Delhi: The US has welcomed the joint statement of India and Pakistan to strictly observe all agreements on ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) and other sectors, saying it is a positive step towards greater peace and stability in South Asia.
White House press secretary Jen Psaki also said at her daily news conference on Thursday that the Biden administration remains closely engaged with a range of leaders and officials in the region, including those in Pakistan.
Due to decades of violence across borders, a large chunk of the population living in the borderlands has been bereft of good education and health, which should be prioritised now.
India and Pakistan have agreed to strictly observe all agreements on ceasefire along the Line of Control (LoC) and other sectors, according to a joint statement on Thursday. The decision on ceasefire, effective since Wednesday midnight, was taken at a meeting between the Director Generals of Military Operations (DGMOs) of India and Pakistan. The DGMOs held discussions over the established mechanism of hotline contact and reviewed the situation along the Line of Control and all other sectors in a free, frank and cordial atmosphere . In the interest of achieving mutually beneficial and sustainable peace along the borders, the two DGMOs agreed to address each other s core issues and concerns which have propensity to disturb peace and lead to violence.