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‘Heart bleeds’: Kashmiris grieve children killed on India-Pakistan frontier

An only child; a 5-year-old daughter; 12-year-old twins: To many Kashmiri families, India-Pakistan truce means little.

Al Jazeera · May 21, 2025

Uneasy India-Pakistan ceasefire holds but is a return to war inevitable?

Trump’s interventions have infuriated India, which has emerged from conflict not as triumphant as it had hoped

The Guardian - UK · May 20, 2025

‘Fear is real’: Why young Kashmiris are removing tattoos of guns, ‘freedom’

For years, these tattoos symbolised defiance against the Indian government. Now, thousands are erasing them.

Al Jazeera · May 19, 2025

Turkey enters South Asia conflict zone with drones, diplomacy and ideological ambitions

Last week, as hundreds of drones from Pakistan infiltrated India’s Western front, residents in border towns watched in fear, red lights flashing across the night skies with an eerie whirring sound.

Newslaundry · May 16, 2025

India and Pakistan have agreed a precarious peace – but will it last?

India and Pakistan stepped back from the brink of catastrophe on May 10 after a US-brokered ceasefire brought rapidly escalating hostilities between the two countries to an end. But tensions are still running high.

The Conversation · May 15, 2025

India Says Pakistan Nuclear Arsenal Should Be Under UN Surveillance

Pakistan's nuclear arsenal should be under the surveillance of the UN's nuclear watchdog, Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said Thursday, following a four-day conflict between Islamabad and New Delhi last week.

International Business Times · May 15, 2025

He ‘stood by army’, was killed by Pak, framed by Indian media: The tragedy of Qari Iqbal

Around 7.10 pm on the night of May 7, Naseemat Akhtar tried calling her husband, Qari Mohammad Iqbal. The 40-year-old was worried. Cross-border shelling had intensified, and given that they lived in Poonch, a sensitive border region, she wanted to check on him. 

Newslaundry · May 15, 2025

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

ANALYSIS: 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

The Independent UK · May 15, 2025

Modi party politician’s Islamophobic attack on Indian Army spokesperson backfires

State minister says Modi sent ‘sister of their community’ to teach Kashmir attackers a lesson

The Independent UK · May 14, 2025

Was protocol violated in BSF braveheart’s funeral?

The Bihar government has drawn flak over the funeral of BSF sub-inspector Mohammed Imteyaz, a 53-year-old paratrooper from Bihar’s Saran district who was killed in action along the RS Pura sector of Jammu and Kashmir on May 10.

Newslaundry · May 14, 2025