From missiles to ceasefire: how India and Pakistan pulled back from the brink As nuclear threat became very real possibility, Trump tasked Marco Rubio and JD Vance to contact the feuding countries The Guardian - UK · May 12, 2025
India and Pakistan observe first night of calm following US-brokered ceasefire The countries became engaged in one of the most serious confrontations in decades after India hit targets in Pakistan last week, following a massacre of 26 Indian tourists in Kashmir. Euronews · May 12, 2025
Indian Teams Defuse Bombs In Kashmir Border Areas Expert teams on Monday defused unexploded bombs in India's border areas with Pakistan before letting displaced Kashmiri villagers return home following a ceasefire between the nuclear-armed foes. International Business Times · May 12, 2025
India’s opposition puts pressure on Modi after Trump’s India-Pakistan ‘mediation’ offer It also strongly objected to any move to ‘internationalise’ the Kashmir issue The Independent UK · May 12, 2025
India, Pakistan Military To Confer As Ceasefire Holds Indian and Pakistani military chiefs were set to confer Monday as a ceasefire that brought the nuclear-armed rivals back from the brink of all-out war held. International Business Times · May 12, 2025
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 The Independent UK · May 12, 2025
After days of heavy firefights, calm reported along Indian and Pakistan borders Indian and Pakistan authorities say there are no reported incidents of firing along the heavily militarized region between their countries overnight, the first time in recent days that the two nations have not been shooting at each other The Independent UK · May 12, 2025
Indian Army Reports 'First Calm Night' After Kashmir Truce With Pakistan Holds The frontier between arch-foes India and Pakistan was peaceful and had the "first calm night in recent days", the Indian army said Monday, after a surprise weekend ceasefire. International Business Times · May 12, 2025
Fragile truce holds between India, Pakistan after days of fierce exchanges Ceasefire halts conflict that was spiralling towards a full-scale war. Al Jazeera · May 11, 2025
India and Pakistan both claim victory after ceasefire declared Celebrations held in both countries while Kashmir residents beg for long-term solutions over disputed territory The Guardian - UK · May 11, 2025
Pakistan's Kashmiris Return To Homes, But Keep Bunkers Stocked As an uneasy calm settled over villages on the Pakistan side of contested Kashmir on Sunday, families returned to their own beds but were sure to leave their bunkers stocked. International Business Times · May 11, 2025
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 The Independent UK · May 11, 2025
India's Worst-hit Border Town Sees People Return After Ceasefire Residents of the town in Indian-administered Kashmir worst hit by the deadliest fighting in decades with Pakistan trickled back on Sunday, a day after a surprise truce. International Business Times · May 11, 2025
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 The Independent UK · May 11, 2025
The Independent UK · May 11, 2025 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’
Evening Standard · May 10, 2025 India and Pakistan appear to blame each other for ceasefire breaches It was announced on Saturday that the two countries had agreed a truce, following talks led by the US.
The Guardian - UK · May 10, 2025 ‘We share a history and the future’: diaspora communities in UK decry Kashmir conflict At a demonstration in Westminster, people from both sides of India-Pakistan divide call for more than mere ceasefire
International Business Times · May 10, 2025 India Claims Pakistan Violated Truce, Says It Is Retaliating India accused Pakistan of violating a fragile ceasefire agreement Saturday and said it was retaliating, hours after US President Donald Trump announced that the nuclear-armed neighbours had stepped back from the brink of full-blown war.
Evening Standard · May 10, 2025 India accuses Pakistan of breaching ceasefire hours after Lammy welcomes deal Indian foreign secretary Vikram Misri said ‘there had been repeated violations of the understanding arrived between the two countries’.
The Independent UK · May 10, 2025 Explosions heard in Kashmir hours after Trump announces India-Pakistan ceasefire 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.
The Conversation · May 10, 2025 India-Pakistan ceasefire shouldn’t disguise fact that norms have changed in South Asia, making future de-escalation much harder India and Pakistan have seen the scenario play out before: a terror attack in which Indians are killed leads to a succession of escalatory tit-fot-tat measures that put South Asia on the brink of all-out war. And then there is a de-escalation.
Al Jazeera · May 10, 2025 Explosions, violations reported after India and Pakistan agree ceasefire The nations have agreed to an internationally mediated agreement prompting scenes of celebrations in Kashmir.
The Guardian - UK · May 10, 2025 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 endures
Euronews · May 10, 2025 India and Pakistan accuse each other of breaking ceasefire hours after reaching deal The ceasefire had been expected to bring a swift end to weeks of escalating clashes, including missile and drone strikes, triggered by the mass shooting of tourists that India blamed on Pakistan, something Islamabad denies.
International Business Times · May 10, 2025 India And Pakistan Agree To Ceasefire After Days Of Attacks Pakistan and India agreed Saturday to a full and immediate ceasefire after days of deadly jet fighter, missile, drone and artillery attacks, the news surprisingly announced by US President Donald Trump, who congratulated them on using "common sense".