India and Pakistan: More of the Same Ahead?
Whether the February 25 recommitment to a ceasefire by both sides yields lasting peace remains to be seen.
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March 02, 2021
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On February 25, after talks between director generals of military operations (DGMOs), India and Pakistan reached a ceasefire agreement on the Line of Control (LoC) and International Border (IB) in Jammu and Kashmir from midnight of February 24-25. Exchange of artillery fire had become commonplace over the last few years as India-Pakistan relations came under increasing strain. Terror attacks by the Pakistan-based terrorist outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed in Pathankot and Uri, both in 2016, and in Pulwama in 2019 led to military operations by Indian forces across the disputed border in Pakistan-administered Kashmir and in Pakistan in the shape of special operation and air strikes on terrorist launch pads and camps.
Addressing a convention of senior party workers of Pulwama district in south Kashmir, Mufti said the people of Kashmir should not let despair decide their destiny.
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
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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.
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US lawmaker welcomes India-Pak ceasefire agreement
A top US lawmaker welcomed the announcement by the militaries of India and Pakistan to strictly observe all agreements on ceasefire along the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir and other sectors, and said this is the first step that will hopefully lead to de-escalation of tension.
The White House on Thursday had said the move is a positive step towards greater peace and stability in South Asia. I welcome the announcement by the governments of India and Pakistan to resume a ceasefire along their shared border, Congressman Gregory Meeks, chairman of the powerful House Foreign Affairs Committee, said.