Ties between the nuclear-armed rivals have been on ice since a suicide bombing of an Indian military convoy in Kashmir in 2019 traced to Pakistan-based militants that led to India sending warplanes to Pakistan. Kashmir has long been a flashpoint between India and Pakistan, both of which claim all of the region but rule only in part. India has been locked in a border stand-off with China since last year and does not want the military stretched on the Pakistan front. DIALLING DOWN THE RHETORICFollowing the January meeting, India and Pakistan announced they would stop cross-border shooting along the Line of Control (LoC) dividing Kashmir which has left dozens of civilians dead and many others maimed. India has long blamed Pakistan for the revolt in Kashmir, an allegation denied by Pakistan.

Source: bd News24 April 14, 2021 16:41 UTC