It has been announced that India and Pakistan have agreed to a ceasefire. Gibran Naiyyar Peshimam, Shivam Patel, Charlotte Greenfield and Aftab Ahmed report at Reuters:
SLAMABAD/NEW DELHI, May 10 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Saturday that India and Pakistan had agreed to a “full and immediate ceasefire” after a fourth day of strikes and counter-strikes against each other’s military installations.
Pakistan’s foreign minister also said both countries had agreed to a ceasefire “with immediate effect” and India’s foreign ministry said it would start at 5 p.m. Indian time (1130 GMT).“After a long night of talks mediated by the United States, I am pleased to announce that India and Pakistan have agreed to a FULL AND IMMEDIATE CEASEFIRE. Congratulations to both Countries on using Common Sense and Great Intelligence,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social.
There’s a good backgrounder on the conflict from Brij Khindaria at The Moderate Voice. Modern journalism suffers from the abandoning of the 4Ws style of reporting in favor of a point-of-view and the piece is distinctly from the Indian point-of-view.
Will the ceasefire hold? Stay tuned.
It will hold until the next time.
Steve
“Giving up smoking is easy…I’ve done it hundreds of times.” — Mark Twain