3 w. ago Kashmiris ‘feel unheard’ again as Trump offers to mediate dispute between India and Pakistan

People in the conflict-torn Himalayan region tell Maroosha Muzaffar they welcome a ceasefire, but feel frustrated at being sidelined from discussions that directly impact their lives

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3 w. ago Why Trump’s offer to mediate on Kashmir is so awkward for India

Both India and Pakistan have welcomed a US-brokered ceasefire in their simmering conflict, but the Narendra Modi government would rather end any external inputs there. Namita Singh in Delhi explains why

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3 w. ago India’s opposition puts pressure on Modi after Trump’s India

It also strongly objected to any move to ‘internationalise’ the Kashmir issue

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3 w. ago India denies targeting Pakistan’s alleged nuclear sites as ceasefire holds along tense borders

India says it killed 100 militants in its pre-dawn strikes on ‘terror infrastructure’ in Pakistan

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3 w. ago Unease lingers in Kashmir despite ceasefire between India and Pakistan

People in Kashmir say they are relieved but uneasy after India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire

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3 w. ago India and Pakistan ceasefire shaken by overnight border fighting in disputed Kashmir region

Residents and officials in the disputed Kashmir region say there was overnight border fighting between Pakistani and Indian troops, despite a ceasefire to stop a conflict between the two countries

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3 w. ago Trump says he will resolve Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan as ceasefire holds

US president praises leaders of South Asian rivals for reaching ceasefire without which ‘millions of good and innocent people could have died’

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3 w. ago India and Pakistan begin bitter blame game that the other side broke Donald Trump

India's foreign secretary said it retaliated after Pakistan's 'repeated violations' of the truce, while Pakistan said it 'remains committed' to the ceasefire.

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3 w. ago India's threat to Pakistan after ceasefire 'violated' with explosions in Kashmir

India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire Saturday after U.S.-led talks to end the most serious military confrontation between the nuclear-armed rivals in decades

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3 w. ago Explosions heard in Kashmir hours after Trump announces India

Explosions have been heard over Srinagar in India-administered Kashmir just hours after a ceasefire was reached between India and Pakistan on Saturday, May 10.

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3 w. ago India says it will respond to ‘violations’ of Kashmir ceasefire by Pakistan – live

The countries had agreed an immediate ceasefire but it appeared to hold for only a few hoursFull story: India and Pakistan agree immediate US-mediated ceasefireWho is Asim Munir, the army chief leading Pakistan’s military amid the crisis with India?The general once fell foul of Imran Khan, but since taking the top spot has been quietly amassing power over the government and supreme court, as our profile here says.Yet even now that the country is out of the clutches of martial law, it is still widely understood that the most powerful man in Pakistan is not the head of the government but instead the chief of the army.Since Gen Munir took over as Pakistan’s army chief more than two years ago, he has been accused of quietly consolidating greater power without even having to topple the country’s civilian rulers. As he kept himself largely out of the limelight, he consolidated an iron grip over the army’s ranks and bent government policy and even the supreme court to his will. Continue re...

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3 w. ago India issues chilling threat to Pakistan after ceasefire 'violated' with explosions in Kashmir

India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire Saturday after U.S.-led talks to end the most serious military confrontation between the nuclear-armed rivals in decades

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3 w. ago India and Pakistan agree Kashmir ceasefire but accuse each other of breaches

Truce agreed after US mediation but both sides accuse each other of violations only hours laterAnalysis: now the battle turns to India and Pakistan’s narratives of KashmirIndia and Pakistan have agreed to a US-mediated ceasefire with immediate effect, though its longevity was thrown into question after reports of cross-border shelling and explosions in Indian-administered Kashmir just hours after it was announced.The ceasefire – which was hoped to end days of escalating clashes between the two nuclear-armed countries – was first declared by the US president, Donald Trump, on Saturday afternoon, after 48 hours of diplomacy between India and Pakistan, apparently brokered by the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, and vice-president, JD Vance. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago If India and Pakistan’s ceasefire holds, the coming weeks will see a new battle: of narratives

As both countries step back from the brink, the animosity generated by decades of dispute still enduresKashmir crisis live – latest updatesJust over 26 years ago, thousands of Pakistani soldiers quietly made their way on to high, rocky ridges on the Indian side of the de facto border that divides the former princely state of Kashmir. The war that this rash operation triggered lasted much of the summer of 1999.Reporting on the conflict was a bizarre experience. In high mountain valleys, at altitudes more suited to mountaineers than soldiers, howitzers hurled massive shells across icy, rocky peaks and infantry readied for bayonet assaults. A Pakistani artillery officer read memoirs of English cricket stars and the Qur’an in his bunker. As spent shrapnel and rock splinters thrown up by incoming Indian shells rattled against the walls of the canvas mess tent, his commander spoke of Pakistan’s “historic national and religious duty” to free Kashmir, partitioned 50 years before, and waited...

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3 w. ago Pakistan and India agree ‘immediate ceasefire’ – Kashmir crisis live

Both Pakistan and India have confirmed the news after it was announced on social media by Donald TrumpWho is Asim Munir, the army chief leading Pakistan’s military amid the crisis with India?The general once fell foul of Imran Khan, but since taking the top spot has been quietly amassing power over the government and supreme court, as our profile here says.Yet even now that the country is out of the clutches of martial law, it is still widely understood that the most powerful man in Pakistan is not the head of the government but instead the chief of the army.Since Gen Munir took over as Pakistan’s army chief more than two years ago, he has been accused of quietly consolidating greater power without even having to topple the country’s civilian rulers. As he kept himself largely out of the limelight, he consolidated an iron grip over the army’s ranks and bent government policy and even the supreme court to his will. Continue reading...

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