Discussion focused on regional stability, according to reports. Rubio had also spoken to the Indian NSA following the calibrated attack on terror infrastructure in Pakistan.
Eight civilians were killed in the strikes that primarily hit civilian infrastructure, including mosques & residential quarters, according to ISPR Director General.
Khawaja Asif also accuses India of 'staging' the Pahalgam attack & warns that any aggression from New Delhi will be met with a 'measured' but firm response.
With the confidence of having its Chinese friends on the table, it was a good decision by Pakistan to get India's External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar in the room and engage in a gentle talk.
There was a sense of pride with which all four former J&K DGPs spoke at Delhi's IIC. According to them, the worst, bloodiest parts of Kashmir’s history have come to an end.
For all the talk of jihad-without-end over Kashmir, leaders of Pakistan knew the country needed to reduce military expenditures. That meant seeking peace.
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.
India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
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