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What time will the India Pakistan ceasefire begin? Details here | Latest News India

What time will the India Pakistan ceasefire begin? Details here | Latest News India

May 10, 2025 06:12 PM IST The ceasefire follows one of the most serious escalations between the India and Pakistan in decades. India and Pakistan have agreed to a full and immediate ceasefire, bringing an end to weeks of deadly hostilities between the two nuclear-armed neighbors. The ceasefire is set to take effect at 5 pm Indian Standard Time (IST) on Saturday, according to an official statement from India’s Ministry of External Affairs. People look at a damaged part of an aircraft in Wuyan, near Srinagar. India and Pakistan exchanged heavy artillery along their contested frontier on May 7.(AFP) The breakthrough was confirmed after high-level diplomatic talks led by the United States, with US President Donald Trump announcing the agreement earlier in the day on his Truth Social platform. “I am pleased to announce that India and Pakistan have agreed to a full and immediate ceasefire,” President Trump posted. “Congratulations to both Countries on using Common Sense and Great Intelligence. Thank you for your attention to this matter!” Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri provided further …

US ‘Strongly Opposes’ China’s Renaming Of Areas In Indian State Of Arunachal Pradesh

Last Updated: April 03, 2024, 14:12 IST The work at the Frontier Highway is expected to generate employment, and will check Chinese incursions into the Indian territory. (Representational Photo/ News18) Washington criticises Beijing’s attempt to rename places along the disputed China-India border. Tensions rise as both nations assert territorial claims The Biden administration has slammed Beijing’s list of 30 new names for places in India’s Arunachal Pradesh as yet another “unilateral attempt” by China to reassert its territorial claims. This follows New Delhi’s firm response to Beijing’s announcement of Chinese names for places in the Indian state which the neighbouring country claims as the southern part of Tibet. “The United States strongly opposes any unilateral attempts to advance territorial claims by incursions or encroachments, military or civilian, across the Line of Actual Control,” a US State Department representative was quoted as saying by South China Morning Post (SCMP) on Tuesday. “The United States recognises Arunachal Pradesh as Indian territory,” a State Department representative said in a press briefing. On Tuesday, India outrightly rejected as “senseless” …