Yashraj Sharma

6 days ago | aljazeera.com | Yashraj Sharma

New Delhi, India - As Indian military officials took the podium next to the country's foreign secretary at a media briefing on Wednesday morning, after unprecedented missile strikes into Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir, a timeline of death played out on a video screen behind them. The 2001 attack on the Indian parliament in New Delhi in which nine people were killed. An assault on the Akshardham Temple in the western city of Ahmedabad in 2002, in which 33 people died.

1 week ago | flipboard.com | Yashraj Sharma

6 hours agoIndia and Pakistan Exchange Deadly Nighttime Missile AttacksTopic: SecurityBlog Brand: The BuzzRegion: AsiaTags: India, Kashmir, Military, Missile Strikes, and PakistanIndia and Pakistan Exchange Deadly …1 day agoHow India Is Trying to Squeeze Pakistan Far From the BattlefieldThe nuclear-armed rivals are also wrangling over Pakistan’s access to desperately needed foreign aid, as India explores ways to use its soft power and relationships to bedevil its old enemy.

1 week ago | aljazeera.com | Yashraj Sharma

New Delhi, India – In the first hours of Wednesday, Indian armed forces said they struck nine locations in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir, where residents woke up to loud explosions, as the nuclear-armed rivals edged to the precipice of a full-blown military conflict. New Delhi said its missiles precisely targeted “terrorist infrastructure” across the border while demonstrating “considerable restraint”.

1 week ago | aljazeera.com | Priyanka Shankar |Yashraj Sharma

In the days after gunmen killed at least 26 people in the picturesque tourist resort of Pahalgam in India-administered Kashmir last week, India and Pakistan announced a string of diplomatic moves against each other, including shutting down cross-border trade and suspending visas. New Delhi accused Islamabad of involvement in the April 22 attack, suspended India's participation in an Indus River water-sharing agreement that ensures Pakistan's water supply and trimmed down diplomatic missions.

2 weeks ago | aljazeera.com | Yashraj Sharma

Attari-Wagah border crossing, India - It was time to say goodbye. Standing under the searing sun, Saira, wearing a black net burqa, tightly held her husband Farhan's hand, trying to stay together for a few more moments at the main border checkpoint between India and Pakistan. Named after Attari village on the Indian side and Wagah across the border, this crossing has for years served as one of the few gateways for people to travel between the neighbours.