#india-pakistan-relations

#india-pakistan-relations

Leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed was bought by Sunrisers Leeds for 190,000 pounds ($254,000) in the men's auction for the Hundred, despite concerns that Indian-owned teams might avoid signing cricketers from Pakistan. In February, media reports suggested that Manchester Super Giants, MI London, Southern Brave and Sunrisers Leeds would not consider signing Pakistani players for the United Kingdom-based competition amid tensions between neighbours India and Pakistan.

India boycotts Pakistan across all forums except multinational cricket. And that's because it stands to lose too much money. India's most recent encounter with Pakistan in the Asia Cup was celebrated as a patriotic spectacle: a win dedicated to the armed forces and those affected by the Pahalgam attack. Such declarations, however, expose something deeper: a strategy of playing politics with sport, hypocrisy masked as principle.

Security for the Amarnath pilgrimage has intensified following a deadly April attack, with around 600 additional paramilitary units deployed, marking the highest security level ever for this event.

Prime Minister Modi emphasised that India has not accepted mediation in the past and never will.

"PM Modi told President Trump clearly that during this period, there was no talk at any stage on subjects like India-US trade deal or US mediation between India and Pakistan."

The budget for the fiscal year 2025-2026 ramps up defence spending to 2.55 trillion rupees ($9bn), up 20 percent from the current fiscal year.

Zahida says, 'I'm not worried about my disease. The thought of going back to Pakistan is killing me,' reflecting the deep anxiety faced by Pakistani nationals in India.

India and Pakistan have entered a phase of armed coexistence',' with little room for diplomacy and a narrow margin for error, despite having a live and sensitive border.

"India has killed more than 100 terrorists who roamed freely in Pakistan, turned their headquarters into rubble... We will attack the roots of terror."

Pakistan has credible intelligence that India intends carrying out military action against Pakistan in the next 24-36 hours on the pretext of baseless and concocted allegations.