The anatomy of a spring ceasefire
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March 03, 2021 10:29 IST
Different from the earlier routine assurances, the new India-Pakistan agreement also defuses an ugly two-front situation
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Different from the earlier routine assurances, the new India-Pakistan agreement also defuses an ugly two-front situation
In the wake of registering 5,130 ceasefire violations in 2020, guns on either side of the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) fell silent on the intervening night of February 24-25, 2021. The February ceasefire has triggered widespread speculation about its durability, significance and implication for bilateral relations in general.
The announcement by the two Director Generals of Military Operations (DGsMO) came as a surprise to many, and yet, it underlined the simple fact that all statesmen/women recognise while in office: countries cannot be run by rhetoric alone. More so, this announcement is also a recognition in New Delhi an