Iran has offered to mediate between New Delhi & Islamabad. Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi visited Pakistan before his trip to India for the 20th India-Iran Joint Commission.
Meanwhile, director general of Pakistan's Inter-Services Public Relations says its military is 'responding in kind' to LoC firings, inflicting significant losses, destroying checkposts.
A 4-minute music video, Taiyyar Hain Hum (We are prepared), was released. It's replete with visuals of the Pakistan army showing off its artillery & names of soldiers killed over the years.
The 20-minute briefing to envoys of 13 UNSC member-states at South Block saw Misri reiterate that any retaliation by Pakistan will be aimed at civilian facilities, requiring a response.
Beijing urges both sides to 'act in larger interest of peace and stability, remain calm, exercise restraint and refrain from taking actions that may further complicate situation'.
We're used to framing the issue as one of deterrence, 'if you do X, then we will do Y and Z'. We should be moving toward compellence— 'if you do not abandon X, then we will do Y and Z'.
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India used multiple types of aircraft, air to surface missiles & air defence systems to inflict damage to PAF. Almost all strikes were covered by high-res recon UAVs & satellites.
Pakistani establishments and their proxies are prone to severe, predictable 7-year-itch. Each step up the escalation ladder buys India about this many years of deterrence on average.
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