New Delhi:
India and Pakistan were in war for less than 100 hours before a ceasefire, effective 5pm May, brought them back from the edge of a tight-for-tat military growth, which could cause nuclear war, a possibility that the world could not tolerate.
The ceasefire was made convenient by the United States President Donald Trump, whose administration interacted overnight with counterparts in New Delhi and Islamabad, and spoke in each side.
This round of India -Pak hostility began about 20 days ago – on 22 April with a terrorist attack in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir, in which 26 people, most of the citizens were killed.
India said that it is evidence that Pak was associated with deep state attack, but Pakistan denied the allegation. India pointed to the relationship between Pakistan and earlier attacks including Pulwama in 2019.
On May 7 (Wednesday), India launched a presence strike on terrorist camps in Operation Sindoor, Pak and Pak-Quarte Kashmir. Pakistan retaliated with three waves of attacks that night.
NDTV works back through major military events in this large story.
On the afternoon May 10 (Saturday) The civilian population on both sides of the border was snatching themselves for the air strike sirens, blackouts and drone and missile attacks for another night.
But, as of the evening, the news filtered through the news – which was vaccinated between mediation or standing – a ceasefire managed to broker, a conditional one.
The condition was that India would not re -activate the Indus Water Treaty.
Hours ago, India accused Pakistan of attacking 26 urban centers, including military bases near Udampur in Jammu and Kashmir, Adampur and Pathankot in Punjab and Bhuj in Gujarat.
India said that Pakistan had done “cowardly work” – to target citizens infrastructure including schools and medical centers. The government argued that it formed an unacceptable change in the strategy, stating that its forces had specifically attacked only enemy military establishments.
Death of a senior government official in Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir and citizens were hurt in Ferozpur, Punjab at night 9 May (Friday) The red was launched by the Indian Army.
Meanwhile, Pakistan accused India of ‘unprotected aggression’ and said that 11 people, including a child, were killed and more than 50 others were injured in overnight air strikes and artillery.
Both also traded the claims of decisively killed at the other military bases.
On Friday night, Pakistan launched its third wave of drones and missiles, most of which was again shot or neutralized by India’s aerial rescue. The attack continued well on 10 May; Drones were seen at 5 am on Amritsar in Punjab and 1 pm at Jaisalmer in Rajasthan.
But by this time, Prime Minister Narendra Modi was being informed by National Security Advisor Ajit Dowal; This, we now know, Trump’s team held an overnight conversation with both sides.
Late May 8 (Thursday) The second wave of Night Pak fired 300 to 400 drones – which includes Turkish -built Asisguard Songs – 36 in western Indian cities and cities. The Indian Army said that fifty of these were blocked by jamming radio frequencies.
India’s Air Defense Network – which includes integrated counter -enmand aerial system, or C -UAS, and indigenously developed Akash missile emerged as a hero – a hero.
Two countries traded claims of shooting each other’s fighter jets; Pakistan said that it had demolished one of the new French -built Rafaels of India, while India said that it had killed the US -made US -made F -16 and a Chinese J -17 of the Pak Air Force.
The first wave of attacks was on 7 May (Wednesday) And watched the Pak Fire 15 missiles in Indian cities, including eight at places in J&K alone. India neutralized these missiles and responded by launching the Israeli Harpy drone, which used to take out some of the Pak air defense including Lahore.
