ISC Monitor (May 20, 2025)

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1. Trump’s mediation offer on Kashmir puts India in a tight spot

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cjwq0y7d14lo

2. Modi addresses nation for first time since start of India-Pakistan strikes

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm26760pj13o

3. ‘We have avenged 1971 war’, PM Shehbaz warns Modi against future aggression

https://www.geo.tv/latest/604485-we-have-avenged-1971-war-pm-shehbaz-warns-modi-against-future-aggression

4. Indian strikes: Security forces’ death toll rises to 13 as 2 more martyred

https://www.geo.tv/latest/604461-two-more-soldiers-injured-in-indian-strikes-martyred-ispr

5. Pakistan capable of ‘deterring India without nuclear blackmail’

https://www.geo.tv/latest/604576-pakistan-capable-of-deterring-india-without-nuclear-blackmail

6. Pakistan destroyed India’s arrogance, shifted balance of power in region, says PM

https://www.geo.tv/latest/604638-pakistan-destroyed-indias-arrogance-shifted-balance-of-power-in-region-says-pm

7. DG ISPR warns of ‘crushing response’ if India violates Pakistan’s sovereignty

https://www.geo.tv/latest/604627-dg-ispr-warns-of-crushing-response-if-india-violates-pakistans-sovereignty

8. Pakistan, India DGMOs ‘hold third hotline contact’ after ceasefire

https://www.geo.tv/latest/604564-pakistan-india-dgmos-hold-third-hotline-contact-after-ceasefire

9. Kashmir crisis sparks press crackdown in India

https://www.dw.com/en/kashmir-crisis-sparks-press-crackdown-in-india/a-72498921

10. India In Firefighting Mode After Iran Objects to Remarks By Right-Wing Commentator

https://thewire.in/diplomacy/india-firefighting-mode-iran-gaurav-arya

11. Comment: Pakistan’s military strategy gets global validation

https://www.geo.tv/latest/604292-comment-pakistans-military-strategy-gets-global-validation

12. India stood to lose more than Pakistan in long-term war: experts

https://www.geo.tv/latest/604294-india-stood-to-lose-more-than-pakistan-in-long-term-war-experts

13. ‘Kill them’: Commanded air chief as PAF engaged IAF jets

https://www.geo.tv/latest/604353-kill-them-commanded-air-chief-as-paf-engaged-iaf-jets

14. Indian claims of hitting Pakistani jets ‘nonsense’: US defence analyst

https://www.geo.tv/latest/604701-indian-claims-of-hitting-pakistani-jets-nonsense-us-defence-analyst

15. A Staff Member of the Indian High Commission, Islamabad, Declared as Persona Non Grata

https://mofa.gov.pk/press-releases/a-staff-member-of-the-indian-high-commission-islamabad-declared-as-persona-non-grata

16. India expels Pakistan diplomat as war of words simmers in place of fighting

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/13/india-expels-pakistan-diplomat-as-war-of-words-simmers-in-place-of-fighting

17. No expiry date in India-Pakistan understanding on cessation of hostilities: Army

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/pause-in-india-pakistan-hostilities-to-continue-army-official/article69589761.ece

18. These five measures remain, despite the India-Pakistan ceasefire

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c17r04qp4xdo

19. Missed Opportunity: Nationalism, Kashmir, and Legacy of Conflict

https://kashmirtimes.com/opinion/comment-articles/nationalism-kashmir-and-legacy-of-conflict

20. ‘Why Only Us?’: Kashmiri Students at Delhi University Decry Privacy Breach

https://kashmirtimes.com/news/kashmiri-students-at-delhi-university-decry-privacy-breach

21. Indian firms report drop in Turkiye, Azerbaijan bookings over Pakistan support

https://www.geo.tv/latest/604502-indian-travel-firms-report-drop-in-turkiye-azerbaijan-bookings-over-pakistan-support

22. BJP minister faces backlash after comparing IA’s Col Sofia Qureshi to ‘terrorists’

https://www.geo.tv/latest/604478-bjp-minister-faces-backlash-after-comparing-ias-col-sofia-qureshi-to-terrorists

23. ‘They Would Have Abused Vyomika Singh Too if They Knew She was a Dalit’: Senior SP Leader’s Dig at BJP

https://thewire.in/politics/they-would-have-abused-vyomika-singh-too-if-they-knew-she-was-a-dalit-senior-sp-leaders-dig-at-bjp

24. Why India could not stop IMF bailout to Pakistan

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c3v5r1erdpgo

25. Post Operation Sindoor, India to Send Multi-Party Delegations Abroad For Diplomatic Outreach: Report

https://thewire.in/diplomacy/post-operation-sindoor-india-to-send-multi-party-delegations-abroad-for-diplomatic-outreach-report

26. Eight Questions to the Narendra Modi Government After a Terror Attack, an Operation and a Ceasefire

https://thewire.in/government/narendra-modi-eight-questions-operation-sindoor-pahalgam-ceasefire

27. Ashoka University associate professor Ali Khan Mahmudabad arrested for social media posts on ‘Operation Sindoor’

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/ashoka-university-associate-professor-ali-khan-mahmudabad-arrested-for-remarks-against-operation-sindoor/article69589977.ece

28. ‘Misrepresentation of facts’: MEA clarifies Jaishankar’s ‘warned Pakistan at the start’ of Operation Sindoor remark

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/misrepresentation-of-facts-mea-clarifies-jaishankars-warned-pakistan-at-the-start-of-operation-sindoor-remark/article69589631.ece

29. Travel vlogger arrested for espionage was being groomed by Pakistani officials as an ‘asset’: Hisar Police

https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/haryana/travel-vlogger-arrested-for-espionage-was-being-groomed-by-pakistani-officials-as-an-asset-hisar-police/article69590608.ece

30. India ‘withdraws’ from Asia Cup as Pakistan tensions persist

https://www.geo.tv/latest/605147-india-likely-to-withdraw-from-asia-cup-amid-tensions-with-pakistan

31. Relief in Kashmir – but BBC hears from families on both sides mourning the dead

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgvr4r5d2qo

32. Pakistan-India tensions: DPM Dar leaves for China to hold high-level talks

https://www.geo.tv/latest/605141-dpm-dar-leaves-for-china-to-hold-high-level-talks-on-bilateral-and-regional-issues

33. Bangladesh Nationals, 300 Migrants Sent Back this Month: Report

https://thewire.in/government/india-pushing-back-undocumented-bangladesh-nationals-300-migrants-sent-back-this-month-report

34. Bangladesh Justifies Awami League Ban Amid India’s Concerns Over Democratic Space

https://thewire.in/diplomacy/bangladesh-justifies-awami-league-ban-amid-indias-concerns-over-democratic-space

35. Exclusive: India weighs plan to slash Pakistan water supply with new Indus river project

https://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/india-weighs-plan-slash-pakistan-water-supply-with-new-indus-river-project-2025-05-16/