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18 hours agoIndia vs Pakistan Asia Cup match hit by no handshake' controversy
India's captain Suryakumar Yadav said his squad opted against shaking hands with Pakistan after their Asia Cup 2025 win as a protest.
Following a deadly attack on tourists in India-administered Kashmir in April, India announced that a landmark water sharing agreement with Pakistan would "be held in abeyance with immediate effect, until Pakistan credibly and irrevocably abjures its support for cross-border terrorism." New Delhi seemed to double down on this position even after the clashes with Pakistan ended in May. In a major speech earlier this month, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that "blood and water will not flow together."