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South China Morning Post
11-05-2025
- Politics
- South China Morning Post
Kashmir conflict reveals power of Pakistan's Chinese weapons, but doubts remain
Pakistan's Chinese-made weapons have shown strength against India's Western and Russian ones in their clash over Kashmir , but analysts cautioned it was too soon to say which side's arms technology would prove to be superior in combat. Advertisement The tensions between the nuclear-armed neighbours escalated after India conducted military strikes, dubbed Operation Sindoor , on sites in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered parts of Kashmir on Wednesday. The strikes were in response to a terrorist attack on April 22 in Pahalgam in Indian-administered parts of Kashmir that killed 26 civilians, most of whom were non-Muslim Indian tourists. Citing intelligence information, New Delhi has said the terrorist groups involved in the attack were backed by Pakistan. It said the missile strikes were 'precision strikes at terrorist camps' at nine locations, which it claimed were used to plan and direct attacks against India. India has reportedly deployed its fighter jet fleets, which include Rafale jets armed with Scalp missiles and AASM Hammer bombs that allow long- and medium-range precision strikes. Islamabad said it had shot down five of the Indian fighter aircraft, three of which it said were Rafale jets. Advertisement Delhi has not yet acknowledged these claims, but French intelligence sources have confirmed that at least one of India's Rafale planes had been shot down by Pakistan, according to CNN.
The Independent
10-05-2025
- Politics
- The Independent
Trump claims credit as India and Pakistan agree to ceasefire
India and Pakistan engaged in an exchange of missile strikes on air bases and military targets, marking a significant escalation in their conflict. The strikes followed heightened tensions and India 's airstrikes on alleged terrorist infrastructure within Pakistan. A ceasefire was subsequently announced, with US President Donald Trump claiming Credit for mediating the agreement. Both Indian and Pakistani officials confirmed the ceasefire. The conflict began after a terrorist attack in Kashmir, which India blamed on Pakistan. Pakistan denied the accusations and called for an independent inquiry. The international community expressed concern and urged both nuclear-armed nations to exercise restraint and de-escalate the situation.
Yahoo
08-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
India will respond 'in exactly the same light' if Pakistan retaliates, high commissioner tells Sky News
India will respond to any escalation from Pakistan "proportionally and in exactly the same light", the country's high commissioner has told Sky News. Weeks after by gunmen in Indian-controlled last month, carried out missile strikes in Pakistan and Islamabad-administered parts of the disputed region. On Wednesday, India said it hit nine "terrorist infrastructure" sites, while said it was not involved in the April attack and the sites were not militant bases. Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has since vowed that India will "now have to pay the price" for their "blatant mistake," and skirmishes have also been reported along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). Speaking to Sky's The World with Yalda Hakim on Thursday, India's high commissioner to the UK, Vikram Doraiswami, said "the original escalation is Pakistan's sponsored terror groups' attack on civilians". India strikes 'reasonable,' says high commissioner He then insisted India's strikes in Pakistan and Kashmir were "precise, targeted, reasonable and moderate," adding: "It was focused principally and solely on terrorist infrastructure. "We made it abundantly clear that the object of this exercise was clearly to avoid military escalation. "A fact that was actually acknowledged - in a left-handed way of course - by the Pakistani side in terms of their own statements, which said the airspace hadn't been violated." Pakistan chose 'to escalate the matter' The high commissioner also said about claims Pakistan shot down Indian aircraft with Chinese-made fighter jets: "If it satisfies Pakistan's ego to say that they've done something, they could have used that as an off-ramp to move on. "Clearly they've chosen not to, and they've chosen to escalate the matter." And when asked about Pakistan's threats of retaliation, Mr Doraiswami said: "We're not looking for an escalation, but if Pakistan responds, as we have done, we will respond proportionally and in exactly the same light." He then referenced the border skirmishes, saying: "I do want to remind everybody: For the last 15 days, they've also opened artillery fire along the Line of Actual Control... That's led to civilian casualties." Read more: It comes after India said Pakistan attacked its military stations in the Kashmir region with drones and missiles on Thursday. The country's defence ministry said stations at Jammu, Pathankot and Udhampur were "targeted by Pakistani-origin" weapons, and added "the threats were swiftly neutralised".
The Sun
08-05-2025
- Politics
- The Sun
India brands Pakistan ‘home of terrorism' & says ‘remember where bin Laden was found' as nations on brink of war
INDIA has branded Pakistan the "epicentre of global terrorism" as tensions between the two nuclear armed powers continue to spiral. Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri made the scathing remark in a briefing today, adding: "I don't need to remind the audience where bin Laden was found." 6 6 It comes as a military standoff between the neighbouring powers continues to draw international attention, with fears of nuclear escalation on the minds of many diplomats. Pakistan claimed today it has killed 40 to 50 Indian soldiers along the de factor border between the two sides' territory in the disputed region of Kashmir. India yesterday launched a barrage of missile strikes on nine targets in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. The escalation follows a horrifying attack in Kashmir last month, when 26 people were killed by gunmen. India has blamed Pakistan for the massacre, but Islamabad denies any involvement. New Delhi has long accused Pakistan of supporting terrorist groups operating in Indian-administered Kashmir - with some even calling the country a "save haven" for terrorists. Misri continued his blistering critique, saying: "Pakistan is also home to a large number of UN proscribed terrorists and also to terrorists proscribed by many countries." "Pakistan's reputation as the epicentre of global terrorism is rooted in a number of instances," he added. Osama bin Laden was notoriously found in Pakistan after a years long hunt for the terrorist leader - where he was killed by US forces in May 2011. 6 Both sides accuse each other of firing drones and missiles into one another's territory since the Kashmir attack. But Pakistani Inter-Services Public Relations Director General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry told local outlet ARY News: "When Pakistan strikes, the Indian media won't need to spin stories — the whole world will know." Pakistan has accused India of deliberately targeting civilians in their strikes, but New Delhi insists it has only hit sites used by militants. The ongoing fighting has sparked fears around the world that India and Pakistan could be on a path to all out war. Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif held a televised address to the nation yesterday amid claims that around 30 civilians were killed in India's strikes. He said: "I promise that we will take revenge for every drop of blood of these victims." Islamabad claims it has taken down several Indian drones and five fighter jets. Meanwhile, India reports that 16 people, including three women and five children, have died since Wednesday morning in Pakistani shelling. 6 6 Diplomats and world leaders are urging the two nations to step back from the brink of all out war, with fears a nuclear exchange could kill up to 125 million people. While the two nations only have relatively small nuclear arsenals compared to countries like Russia and the United States, many observers are deeply concerned about the devastating impact they could still cause. Colonel Philip Ingram, a former British Army commander, told The Sun: "Western intelligence in particular will be focused on the readiness and the outloading of nuclear stocks inside both Pakistan and India and monitoring what's happening to them very closely indeed. "The worrying thing about these two nations is that the tensions are very real." The region of Kashmir has been bitterly disputed by India and Pakistan for decades. Both countries partially control the Muslim-majority region, and tensions have spilled over into war several times before.
