Even as both India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire on Saturday after days of military escalation, New Delhi has reportedly maintained that the truce is “conditional” and there is no change in its stand on the diplomatic measures taken against Pakistan, including the suspension of the Indus Water Treaty.
India suspended the decades-old treaty, that allows Pakistan to use around 80% of the water from the Indus river system, a day after the terrorist strike in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam, in which 26 civilians, mostly tourists, were killed.
Soon after the ceasefire deal was announced by the Ministry of External Affairs, NDTV quoted a source as saying that there is no change in India's position on the diplomatic measures against Pakistan.
Besides placing the water treaty in abeyance, India had also taken a slew of punitive measures against Pakistan including suspension of bilateral trade and downgrading of diplomatic ties after the terrorist attack on April 22.
New Delhi also closed the land border crossing at Attari and suspended the short-term visas issued to Pakistani nationals.
#WATCH | Delhi: Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri says, "Pakistan's Directors General of Military Operations (DGMO) called Indian DGMO at 15:35 hours earlier this afternoon. It was agreed between them that both sides would stop all firing and military action on land and in the air… pic.twitter.com/k3xTTJ9Zxu
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On Wednesday, India launched a military operation against the terrorist groups in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, triggering a military escalation between the two nuclear-armed neighbours.
Tensions mounted in the border areas after Pakistan fired hundreds of drones at the Indian side on the nights of May 7 and May 8. Indian Army claimed to have neutralised every threat from the Pakistani side and responded effectively.
