Skip next section Military action from India possible, says DW’s New Delhi bureau chief
04/30/2025April 30, 2025
Military action from India possible, says DW’s New Delhi bureau chief
DW’s New Delhi bureau chief Sandra Petersmann suggested that India’s recent history indicates a possibility of military action following the Kashmir attack.
She cited Delhi’s limited military responses to attacks on Indian troops in Indian-administered Kashmir in 2016 and 2019.
“In 2019, the Indian Air Force struck an alleged military training camp in Abbottabad in Pakistan’s Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province which is close to the Afghan border but lost a jet in the process,” she said.
“So all of this is clearly indicating that a potential military reaction from India after this attack on civilians is very much on the table,” Petersmann added.
India was also trying to diplomatically isolate Pakistan, adding pressure on Islamabad.
“India is seen as very close to the US, whereas Pakistan is closer to China, so these two countries have a stake. China even more so because they control a smaller part of Kashmir which brings three nuclear powers together here in the case of divided Kashmir and whatever happens or might not happen goes much beyond the region,” Petersmann said.
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04/30/2025April 30, 2025
UN chief Guterres warns India, Pakistan about ‘tragic consequences’ of confrontation
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres spoke to Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on Tuesday.
“The Secretary-General also expressed his deep concern at rising tensions between India and Pakistan and underscored the need to avoid a confrontation that could result in tragic consequences. He offered his Good Offices to support de-escalation efforts,” UN spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said.
A confrontation between the two nuclear-armed neighbors “would be catastrophic for those two countries and for the world as a whole,” the statement added.
Sharif’s office said he had asked Guterres to “counsel India to exercise restraint.”
“Pakistan remains committed to peace, but will defend its sovereignty with full force if challenged,” he wrote on X.
Jaishankar appreciated the call from Guterres and said, “India is resolved that the perpetrators, planners, and backers of this attack are brought to justice.”
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Skip next section Pakistan accuses India of planning ‘military strike’
04/30/2025April 30, 2025
Pakistan accuses India of planning ‘military strike’
Pakistan’s information minister said Islamabad had “credible intelligence” that India was within the next 24-36 hours.
This statement comes after Indian Prime Minister reportedly authorized his country’s armed forces on Tuesday to respond to a deadly attack in disputed Kashmir last week in whatever way they see fit.
Pakistani Information Minister Attaullah Tarar claimed that New Delhi intended to use last week’s militant attack on civilians as a “pretext” for further military action.
“Pakistan has credible intelligence that India intends to carry out military action against Pakistan in the next 24-36 hours on the pretext of baseless and concocted allegations of involvement in the Pahalgam incident,” Attaullah Tarar wrote on the social media platform X.
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Skip next section Welcome to our coverage04/30/2025April 30, 2025
Welcome to our coverage
Welcome to DW’s coverage of events in Kashmir and the wider region on Wednesday, April 30, 2025.
On April 22, most of whom were tourists, near a resort close to the mountain town of Pahalgam in Indian-administered Kashmir.
The attack prompted New Delhi and Islamabad to , and India suspended a key water-sharing treaty with Pakistan.
The following days have seen cross-border firing from both sides, with no reported casualties.
On Tuesday, Pakistan accused India of .
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to hold a cabinet meeting to discuss further steps this morning, we’ll look at that and other developments in this blog.
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