Kashmir conflict: India and Pakistan agree on ceasefire

In the heated conflict between India and Pakistan, a ceasefire has been surprisingly agreed. “Pakistan and India have agreed on an armistice with immediate effect,” Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Ishaq wrote on the X. India confirmed the agreement on a break. US President Donald Trump had previously announced a “complete and immediate ceasefire”.

According to Trump, the United States conveyed between the two nuclear powers. “I congratulate both countries on their common sense and their great intelligence,” Trump wrote on his online language tube Truth Social. A long negotiation night was preceded.

Night with attacks and counter attacks

With the agreement there is new hope that the two rival neighbors will get closer. During the night of Saturday, the dead and injuries were complained about after attacks and counterattacks in the competitive Kashmir region. Both countries again fought firefights along their border and covered each other with attacks from the air.

The crucial question will be in the next few hours and days whether both sides stick to the ceasefire. After the agreement, the Indian flotilla admiral Ravi Nair announced that “the army, the air forces and the navy were instructed to adhere to this agreement”.

“The announced ceasefire between India and Pakistan is an important step towards de-escalation. All efforts have to be made to ensure his compliance,” wrote the EU foreign representative Kaja Kallas at X. The European Union continues to work for peace, stability and fight against terrorism in the region.

Terrorial attack as the trigger of the latest tensions

In view of the threatening situation on the subcontinent, the international concern recently grew before a war. Since a terrorist attack with 26 dead in the Indian-controlled part of the Himalayan region of Kashmir at the end of April, the tensions increased steadily. Neu-Delhi accuses Pakistan of participating in the attack. Islamabad rejects this and demanded an independent examination. Both countries each check part of the Kashmir region, but claim them completely.

In response to the terrorist attack, India started the “Operation Sindoor” on Wednesday night and attacked Pakistani goals. Finally, the attacks also expanded through the Kashmir conflict region. Last night explosions near the Pakistani capital Islamabad were also reported.

Pakistan also used hyperschallrakets

According to Pakistani information, dozens of people were killed or injured in the attacks. India has repeatedly reported dead and injured counterattacks in the past few days.

According to Indian information, at least five people in the Indian Union territory Jammu and Kashmir have been killed since Friday alone. A spokesman for the national disaster authority in Islamabad said that ten people were killed in the Pakistani -managed part of Kashmir during the night. A few hours later, the announcement of the ceasefire looked all the more surprising.

As part of their reaction, the “Operation Bunyan Marsus” (Eisenmauer), Pakistan’s armed forces also use hyperschallrakets. These rockets are particularly dangerous because they are difficult to intercept from rocket defense systems because of their high speed and maneuverability.

The origins of the conflict have decades returned

The origins of the flared conflict go back to the colonial era. In 1947 the British released the Indian subcontinent into independence and divided it. In addition to the predominantly Hindu India, the new state of Pakistan for Muslims emerged from the division. The violent division continues to feed a bitter rivalry to this day. Since their independence, both countries have waged three wars against each other, two of them around cashmere.