#RegionalStability Archives

India Rules Out Mediation, Insists on Bilateral Engagement with Pakistan

May 23, 2025 Editor

‘Engagement with Pakistan can only be bilateral’: India rules out mediation New Delhi 22 May 2025: India has firmly reiterated its stance that any engagement with Pakistan must be strictly bilateral, ruling out third-party mediation on issues between the two nations. The statement comes amid renewed tensions following the Pahalgam terror attack and US President Donald Trump’s claims of brokering a ceasefire between India and Pakistan. India’s Official Position on Engagement with Pakistan During a weekly media briefing, External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal emphasized that India will not engage…

How India-Pakistan Conflict Turned from Brink of War to Ceasefire in Days

May 13, 2025 Editor

War Averted – What India & Pakistan’s Ceasefire Means for Regional Stability Srinagar 13 May 2025 : In a span of just four days, India and Pakistan, two nuclear-armed neighbors with a history of enmity, teetered on the edge of a full-scale war before pulling back to a fragile ceasefire. The rapid escalation and subsequent de-escalation, mediated by international actors, have left the world both relieved and wary of the volatile dynamics in South Asia. Here’s a detailed look at how the crisis unfolded and was resolved. The Spark: A…

India abstained from the UN vote calling for a truce in Israel without mentioning Hamas

October 28, 2023 Editor

India supported Canada’s proposal to amend the resolution to include condemnation of Hamas attack. But the amendment failed to pass majority test. India on Friday abstained from voting on a resolution in the United Nations that called for an immediate humanitarian truce in the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict. The resolution drafted by Jordan also called for unhindered humanitarian access in the Gaza Strip but had no mention of Hamas. Canada proposed an amendment that a paragraph condemning the ‘terrorist attacks by Hamas’ be inserted. India voted in favour of Canada’s proposed…

Nawaz Sharif’s Kashmir remarks: A bid to boost popularity or a genuine concern?

October 23, 2023 Editor

Nawaz Sharif has made the right overture by saying he wants to reach out to India. But he needs to get permission from the Pakistan Army before any initiative. Former Pakistan prime minister Nawaz Sharif marked his homecoming with a mega rally in Lahore’s Minar-e-Pakistan. The 73-year-old Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) supremo raised the Kashmir issue while addressing his party workers. Sharif, who ended his self-imposed exile in London, also said there was a need to have an effective foreign policy and ‘good relations’ with neighbours, without mentioning India. What…