Politics

11 May 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, May 8. He said in a post on Truth Social that the U.S. will increase trade "substantially" with India and Pakistan.
A man walks on a street during a blackout in the city of Amritsar, India, May 10. 
India-Pakistan crisis

Explosions reported after India and Pakistan agree to ceasefire

New Delhi and Islamabad blame each other for violating ceasefire

11 May 2025
Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri speaks to reportyers at Ministry of External Affairs in New Delhi on May 10.
India-Pakistan crisis

India and Pakistan agree to a ceasefire after 'US-brokered talks'

Pause in fighting comes after dozens of civilians reportedly killed on both sides of border

10 May 2025
Women walk toward a damaged house in Indian-administered Jammu on May 10 following Pakistani military strikes in the area.
India-Pakistan crisis

Pakistan minister denies nuclear body meeting after strikes on India

America's Marco Rubio calls on both sides to de-escalate, urges direct talks

10 May 2025
A residential neighborhood is seen during a blackout on May 9 following fresh blasts in the city of Jammu in Indian-administered Kashmir.
India-Pakistan crisis

India and Pakistan attack each other's military bases as conflict escalates

Worry mounts as South Asia's two nuclear powers trade tit-for-tat blows

10 May 2025
Women mourn for those killed in a cross-border shelling near the Line of Control between India and Pakistan on May 8.
India-Pakistan crisis

India says Pakistan attacked with 300 to 400 drones

Islamabad criticizes Indian airstrikes, saying they target more than terrorists

10 May 2025
A rally in Islamabad on May 7 supporting Pakistan's military following Indian drone strikes. 
India-Pakistan crisis

Pakistan vows to fight back if Indian 'aggression continues'

Veteran minister claims right of response in equal proportion 'plus one'

9 May 2025
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9 May 2025
A Chinese Chengdu J-10 fighter aircraft in flight during the Aviadarts competition, part of the International Army Games 2021, at the Dubrovichi range outside Ryazan, Russia, in August 2021.
India-Pakistan crisis

The Chinese-made jet bringing down Indian fighters in Pakistan

Rising tensions spotlight Islamabad's heavy dependence on arms from Beijing

9 May 2025
"Our hope and our expectation is that this is not going to spiral into a broader regional war or, God forbid, a nuclear conflict," U.S. Vice President JD Vance said in an interview on Fox News on May 8.
India-Pakistan crisis

US VP Vance says India-Pakistan war will be 'none of our business'

Trump administration wants both sides to 'de-escalate' but 'can't control' them

9 May 2025
A Karachi house roof believed to have been damaged by an Indian drone after it was shot down by Pakistani air defenses on May 8.
India-Pakistan crisis

India and Pakistan trade fire amid fears of wider confrontation

New Delhi says it targeted air defense system; Islamabad says it shot down drones

9 May 2025
The inside of a building in Bahawalpur, Pakistan, that was hit by an Indian air strike on May 7. (Source photos by Reuters and AP)
India-Pakistan crisis

India ramps up diplomatic outreach as Pakistan tensions spiral

Move comes after New Delhi says it hit 'terrorist camps' with missiles

8 May 2025
National Cadet Corps members participate during a mock drill to train civilians and security personnel to respond in case of attack, in Guwahati, India, on May 7, 2025 amid rising fears of wider conflict following India's strikes in Pakistan. 
Opinion

Mediation is needed before India and Pakistan cross the nuclear line

'Carrot and stick' approach from international community is essential for peace

8 May 2025
Local residents and members of the media examine a building damaged by a suspected Indian missile attack near Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-controlled Kashmir, on May 7.
India-Pakistan crisis

Pakistan says it downed 5 Indian aircraft, stresses right 'to avenge'

Nuclear deterrence cracks as Islamabad says India killed 26 civilians

7 May 2025
Thai Airways planes at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi Airport. The Southeast Asian airline is among those whose schedules have been disrupted by the military clashes between India and Pakistan.
Transportation

Asian airlines reroute and cancel flights after India attacks Pakistan

Some aircraft make unscheduled stops in Middle East en route to and from Europe

7 May 2025
A city view of Muzaffarabad in Pakistan-administrated Kashmir on May 7.
India-Pakistan crisis

India strikes Pakistan in aftermath of Kashmir tourist killings

Pakistan reports at least 3 dead, 12 injured after explosions

7 May 2025
Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif views a military parade with army officers on April 26.
India-Pakistan crisis

Pakistan's missile test fuels tensions with India

Risk of conflict rises as nuclear powers trade accusations

7 May 2025
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov in Rio de Janeiro on April 28. His offer to broker a settlement is contingent on "a mutual desire on the part of Islamabad and New Delhi."
India-Pakistan crisis

Russia offers to act as mediator between India and Pakistan

Lavrov says Moscow 'ready to' settle tensions that resulted from 'terrorism'

5 May 2025
Vehicles pass through a joint border crossing at Wagah, on the Pakistan and India border, on May 1. Pakistan says it has "credible intelligence" that India intends to launch military action.
India-Pakistan crisis

India bans imports from Pakistan amid tension over tourist killings

Diplomatic pressure builds between the two nuclear-armed nations

3 May 2025
U.S. Vice President JD Vance says that the U.S. hopes "India responds to this terrorist attack in a way that doesn't lead to a broader regional conflict."
India-Pakistan crisis

Vance says US wants Pakistan to help India in hunting militants

Washington urges both sides to reach 'responsible solution' over Kashmir attack

2 May 2025
Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar said in a post on X that he told U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio that the "perpetrators, backers and planners" of the April 22 attack "must be brought to justice."
India-Pakistan crisis

India wants Kashmir attackers brought to justice, foreign minister tells Rubio

US secretary of state holds separate calls with Pakistan and India to 'de-escalate tensions'

1 May 2025
A Pakistani woman reacts as she sits inside a bus before crossing into Pakistan at the Attari-Wagah border crossing, after New Delhi revoked visas to Pakistani citizens, following an attack on tourists near Pahalgam in south Kashmir on April 30.
India-Pakistan crisis

US asks India, Pakistan to find 'responsible solution' to tensions

Rubio speaks separately with India FM Jaishankar and Pakistan PM Sharif

1 May 2025
A bull-cart carrying fodder moves past an Indian Border Security Force bunker near the fenced border between India and Pakistan.
30 April 2025
Zakiya Firdous, an Indian citizen, breaks down as she bids goodbye to her husband Sahibzada Munadi Ahmad, a Pakistani, on April 25. India has revoked all visas issued to Pakistanis.
India-Pakistan crisis

Pakistan minister warns of possible Indian strike in 24-36 hours

Tensions rising between neighbors in wake of Kashmir attack by militants

30 April 2025
Border Security Forces guard the Attari-Wagah crossing on the India-Pakistan border in Amritsar, following the April 22 attack on tourists near south Kashmir's scenic Pahalgam.
India-Pakistan crisis

India-Pakistan tensions rise after Kashmir attack: 5 things to know

Potential for clashes increases as Delhi points finger at Islamabad

29 April 2025
Fishermen in Hyderabad, Pakistan, cast a net in the Indus River on March 15.
Opinion

Tourist killings test the limits of India's water diplomacy

Terrorism could undermine water treaty with Pakistan

29 April 2025
Military personnel check passports of Pakistani citizens as they prepare to leave India, after New Delhi revoked visas issued to Pakistani citizens, at the Attari-Wagah border crossing near Amritsar, India, on April 27.
India-Pakistan crisis

India, Pakistan exchange small arms fire; China urges restraint

New Delhi says it is responding to 'unprovoked' firing across the border

28 April 2025
Paramilitary soldiers board a patrol boat near Indian tourists on Dal Lake in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, on April 25. 
India-Pakistan crisis

India says Pakistani troops fired on positions in Kashmir overnight

Tensions between nuclear-armed rivals continue to rise following deadly attack on tourists

26 April 2025
Protesters raise their hands during an anti-India protest in Lahore on April 24.
India-Pakistan crisis

Pakistan warns India: Halting water flow would be 'act of war'

Islamabad follows New Delhi with border closures after Kashmir militant strike

24 April 2025
An Indian security forces personnel stands guard on the banks of Dal Lake, following a suspected militant attack near southern Kashmir's Pahalgam.
India-Pakistan crisis

India suspends Pakistan water treaty, closes border after Kashmir attack

PM Modi cuts short Saudi trip to lead high-level meet on security

24 April 2025