India and Pakistan in ‘uncharted waters’

If you have been reclused for the past few days or are just joining us, here’s a quick recap on this fast-moving story: The most serious flare-up of tensions in years and a real potential disaster for Asia. The world watches on as these two nuclear powers are plotting to make their next move.

Latest Updates…

• Pakistan are due to release the Pilot prisoner at 3 pm (10 am GMT)
• Israel hand a complicit hand in the attacks in Pakistan
• Pakistan will not attend the OIC and are pressuring The Crown prince of Abu Dhabi to revoke India’s invitation
• Indian PM Modi will not be at the Wagah border

• PM Imran Khan has agreed to release the Indian pilot as a gesture of goodwill
• Imran Khan the Pakistani pm has tried to call PM Modi to deescalate the situation
• Pakistan airspace still closed
• Nationalism and the far right are on the rise in India, putting Modi under serious pressure domestically
• India’s army is still on high alert and will defend any further incursions
• Isreali bombs were used in the attack in Pakistan
• The Israeli military has been offering tactical support and sharing intelligence with India’s military ahead of the airstrikes in Pakistan
• Backchannel dialogue is still ongoing but so far no agreement has been reached

Yesterday’s updates Wednesday 27th Feb 2019

• Pakistan says it has shot down two Indian fighter jets and arrested one pilot who is in custody
• The Indian army admits losing one aircraft in an aerial duel, saying the pilot is missing
• After initially, denying the claims of Pakistan, India is demanding the safe return of its pilot
• Pakistan’s Prime Minister Imran Khan has called for a de-escalation of the situation.
• India has summoned the Pakistan High Commissioner in Delhi to protest against ‘unprovoked aggression’
• India claims it shot a Pakistani jet – a claim denied by Islamabad and question by Indian media, so far no evidence to support this claim has been provided

Post-Pakistan air strikes and capture of an Indian pilot

• This all happened after Pakistani jets carried out “strikes” on the Indian-administered side of Kashmir
• Retaliation for Indian strikes on Tuesday targeting militants in Pakistani territory
• Pakistani Celebrities have come out onto social media insisting the army treats the prisoner of war with cordial respect.
• The Pakistan army posted on social media showing the sound treatment and care of the prisoner
• India’s Prime Minister Modi has so far made no public comments, following the Pakistani air strikes

Post-Indian air strikes – Killing suspected terrorists in Pakistani territory

• Authorities in India have banned all Pakistani actors from performing in any Bollywood movie
• Pakistan has banned all Indian movies and music from Pakistan
• Indian PM Modi claimed victory by targeting Pakistani airspace and killing suspected terror targets
• The aerial attacks across the Line of Control (LoC) dividing Indian and Pakistani territory are the first since a war in 1971 – but it’s unclear if they have caused significant casualties or damage
• They follow a militant attack in Kashmir which killed more than 40 Indian paramilitary police on 14 February
• The Line of Control (LoC) dividing Pakistani- and Indian-controlled Kashmir

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