India and Pakistan: Sudden armistice according to conflicts

India and Pakistan: Sudden armistice according to conflicts

Neu-Delhi/Islamabad-India and Pakistan had experienced the most violent fights for decades, with four days of escalating conflicts, the fighter planes, rockets and drones loaded with explosives. The conflict ended almost as abruptly as it started.

diplomatic efforts lead to ceasefire

New details show how a number of telephone calls and diplomatic conversations ultimately led to a ceasefire between the nuclear neighboring countries and historical rivals. Although the reports from India and Pakistan vary in some details, both sides agree that the breakthrough started on Saturday afternoon.

The way to the agreement

The ceasefire between Islamabad and Neu-delhi was agreed by a high -ranking Pakistani military officer to his Indian colleagues after a message via a "hotline", according to the Indian military leadership on Sunday. This new information illustrates how the unexpected deal came about.

In a press conference on Sunday, India's Director General of the military operations said that on Saturday he received a message from his Pakistanian counterpart during the planning for the response to the morning attacks from Pakistan.

The role of the USA

The Pakistani military confirmed on Sunday that it had contacted, but stated that it communicated with India about middlemen about an armistice. It was not specified which countries it was, although a Pakistani civil servant who was involved in the talks said CNN that the United States made important calls on Saturday.

In a call at 3:35 p.m. local time, a ceasefire agreement was achieved, according to Lt. Gen. Rajiv Ghai, India's Director General of Military Operations. He mentioned that another call would take place to discuss "the modalities that would enable long -term compliance" of the agreement. Pakistan has not confirmed whether such a call was held, but the official spokesman, who was involved in the diplomatic efforts, reported that Pakistan had not received "Insurance" from the United States that India would comply with the armistice.

Different perspectives of the countries involved

The latest details about how the agreement came about-the first announced by US President Donald Trump was -giving a clearer picture of how Islamabad and New Delhi communicate directly to find a way out of the escalating conflict, especially in view of the growing international pressure.

on his Truth platform Trump explained on Saturday that the United States conveyed the end of the fights and congratulated the leaders of both countries on their "common sense and their great intelligence." While Islamabad praised the US participation, Neu-Delhi put this into perspective and emphasized that the two neighbors had "worked directly" on the ceasefire.

reactions and forecasts for the future

The Indian military leader Ghai noted that India had approached Islamabad on Wednesday after the first attacks on Islamabad to share "our motives for the blow to the terrorist center". India made an inquiry - which was not described in more detail - which was "briefly rejected", accompanied by the notification that a serious reaction was inevitable.

The developments show that despite the tensions and mutual allegations, the ceasefire seems to keep the ceasefire for the time being and bring relief that are urgently needed for both sides. Even if allegations of violations of the ceasefire have been loud, it remains to be seen how the situation continues.