IAF fighter jets conduct night operation near Indo-China border along LAC
A day after reviving the sweets exchange ritual on festivals on the Line of Control (LoC), Pakistan on Friday dropped arms and ammunition through drones on the International Border (IB) in the Samba sector of the Jammu region.
After watching the mysterious movement of a drone near IB early this morning, the troops of the Border Security Force (BSF) carried out a search operation this afternoon near Samba and recovered weapons wrapped in a polythene bag. One AK-47 rifle, one pistol, one magazine, and other material were recovered nearly 250 metres inside the Indian Territory.
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Diplomatic Affairs Editor Suhasini Haidar analyses whether there is a backchannel currently in play between India and Pakistan
There have been a slew of media reports on a “backchannel dialogue” between the two countries that are discussing a number of initiatives. Two Pakistani news sites reported that the current round of negotiations allegedly date as far back as to 2018, and that Indian and Pakistan officials discussed, amongst other things, the possibility of Prime Minister Narendra Modi attending a SAARC summit in Pakistan in October 2021. Now, a UAE diplomat confirmed reports that it is involved in facilitating a dialogue between the two countries.
India under PM Modi more likely to retaliate with military force to Pakistan: US intel report
Although a general war between the two countries is unlikely, crises between India and Pakistan are likely to become more fervid, risking an escalatory cycle, the US intelligence community has told Congress in a report
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Prime Minister Narendra Modi (Photo: PTI)
India, under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, is more likely than in the past to respond with military force to perceived or real Pakistani provocations, the US intelligence community told Congress in a report.
Although a general war between the two countries is unlikely, crises between India and Pakistan are likely to become more fervid, risking an escalatory cycle, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) said in its Annual Threat Assessment report to the US Congress.
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Prime Minister Imran Khan
Prime Minister Imran Khan will preside over an important meeting on Friday attended by several cabinet ministers which will decide the level of relations with India. Imran Khan will preside over an important meeting on Pak-India relations tomorrow. The meeting will be attended by the Ministers of Interior, Foreign Affairs, Planning and Human Rights. The meeting will decide the level of relations with India, a Pakistan journalist tweeted.
The Pakistani journalist added in another tweet, The high-level meeting will also discuss the matter of constituting a subcommittee on the same issues and whether Pakistan has to start trade or not.