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​A gathering storm: On India’s diplomatic actions against Pakistan

Pakistan must eliminate the terror groups working on its soil

The diplomatic actions against Pakistan taken on Wednesday (April 23, 2025) by India’s Cabinet Committee on Security in reaction to the Pahalgam terror attack are a measured set of responses that indicate a larger escalation (वृद्धि) could follow. The decisions such as to cancel visas given to Pakistani nationals, suspend consular operations, and to close the Attari border Integrated (एकीकृत, समन्वित) Check Post (ICP) carry New Delhi’s message that it does not wish to engage with Pakistan above the absolute (पूर्ण, निरपेक्ष) minimum levels required. Some of these measures had followed previous attacks including Pulwama (2019). The decision to put the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) in abeyance until Pakistan acts “credibly (विश्वसनीय रूप से)” against terror groups means that India will enforce its earlier decision to suspend all meetings of the Permanent Commission that oversees implementation of the treaty, end site visits by Pakistani water teams to India and continue with hydropower and desilting projects along the tributaries — measures to which Pakistan had raised objections. Pakistan’s response is an attempt to mirror Indian measures, without even trying to address the anguish (पीड़ा, अत्यधिक दुख) in India. Nor does it indicate it is willing to track down the perpetrators (अपराधी, दोषी), despite the fact that The Resistance Force (TRF), which claimed responsibility for the attack, is a front for the Pakistan-based LeT. Islamabad has also cancelled visas, cut mission strength and has shut down all trade. Pakistan has threatened to suspend other bilateral (द्विपक्षीय, दो पक्षों से संबंधित) agreements including the practically defunct 1972 Simla Agreement, which had most notably (विशेष रूप से) converted the ceasefire line into the Line of Control and abjured third party mediation on Kashmir. It also suggested that India’s suspension of the IWT would be seen as an “Act of War” if it meant water flows to Pakistan are reduced, and threatened tit for tat strikes if India conducts military operations that harm Pakistani citizens.

All signs indicate the stage is being set for further escalation in tensions and a possible military standoff. Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s message from a rally in Bihar is the threat of punishment “beyond imagination”. New Delhi is reaching out to countries around the world, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri is briefing foreign envoys (दूत, प्रतिनिधि), while senior Ministers have briefed Opposition leaders on the cross-border links. Given geopolitical currents, revulsion (घृणा) at such targeting of innocent tourists, and a broad understanding of India’s stand on the issue of cross-border terrorism, it is unlikely that other countries such as the U.S. will press New Delhi to restrain its next steps. The government must continue to take all stakeholders, especially the Jammu-Kashmir government into confidence. Pakistan could benefit from reconsidering its disadvantageous position, and even now, show that it is willing to work against terror groups, and avert the impending (Be about to happen; be imminent) escalation.

Courtesy: The Hindu

Important Word List With Meaning

1.Escalation (Noun)

Hindi Meaning - वृद्धि
English Meaning - An increase in intensity or seriousness; an intensification.

2.Absolute (Adjective)

Hindi Meaning - पूर्ण, निरपेक्ष
English Meaning - Not qualified or diminished in any way; total.

3.Integrated (Adjective)

Hindi Meaning - एकीकृत, समन्वित
English Meaning - Combined as one whole.

4.Credibly (Adverb)

Hindi Meaning - विश्वसनीय रूप से
English Meaning - In a manner that can be believed; plausibly.

5.Perpetrators (Noun)

Hindi Meaning - अपराधी, दोषी
English Meaning - Those who carry out or commit a harmful, illegal, or immoral act.

6.Anguish (Noun)

Hindi Meaning - पीड़ा, अत्यधिक दुख
English Meaning - Severe mental or physical pain or suffering.

7.Bilateral (Adjective)

Hindi Meaning - द्विपक्षीय, दो पक्षों से संबंधित
English Meaning - Having or relating to two sides; affecting two sides.

8.Notably (Adverb)

Hindi Meaning - विशेष रूप से
English Meaning - In a noteworthy manner; significantly.

9.Envoy (Noun)

Hindi Meaning - दूत, प्रतिनिधि
English Meaning - A messenger or representative, especially one on a diplomatic mission.

10.Revulsion (Noun)

Hindi Meaning - घृणा
English Meaning - A feeling of intense disgust and loathing.

11.Gathering (Noun)

English Meaning - An assembly of people or things.

12.Impend (Verb)

English Meaning - Be about to happen; be imminent.