Global media also reports that Pakistan denied ceasefire 'breaches', while warning that the confrontation may have ‘laid the ground for a more dangerous one’ in the future.
The Wall Street Journal explained the prospect of escalation, noting Kashmir's centrality to the conflict as well as nuclear armament. The Times looked at weaponry, while The Washington Post explored fog of war.
Global media reports how both countries appear to be upping the ante, with India striking Pakistan’s air defence system near Lahore, & spending Thursday night intercepting Pakistani missiles.
International media, reporting from both sides of the border, have highlighted reactions from world leaders & noted that Pakistan’s Army chief had called a clash with India 'inevitable'.
Global media also reports on how Trump’s overhaul of a number of policies that the world took for granted affects Indians & Campa Cola's sweet comeback.
International media also narrows in on role US could play in mediating the situation, highlighting that it could leverage a $397mn exemption in foreign aid cuts to Pakistan this year.
Global media also highlights US Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s call for India and Pakistan to ‘de-escalate tensions’, and raising the possible need to bring in a ‘neutral third party’.
The Economist also reports on Nagpur riots, highlighting PM Modi’s silence, and again throws its weight behind Nitin Gadkari as a potential successor to PM.
While global corporations setting up GCCs in India continue to express confidence in availability of skilled AI engineers, the panel argued that India’s real challenge lies elsewhere.
Without a Congress revival, there can be no challenge to the BJP pan-nationally. Modi’s party is growing, and almost entirely at the cost of the Congress.
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