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In a significant escalation of tensions, India is reportedly contemplating ending the ceasefire agreement with Pakistan along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, following a deadly terrorist attack in Pahalgam on April 22, 2025, that claimed 26 lives. The decision, under serious consideration by New Delhi, stems from Pakistan’s failure to curb cross-border terrorism, as highlighted by top government sources cited in recent reports.
This move, if implemented, could mark a turning point in India-Pakistan relations, potentially leading to heightened military engagement and further straining bilateral ties already at a historic low.
The immediate trigger for India’s reconsideration of the ceasefire is the Pahalgam terror attack, where suspected militants, allegedly linked to Pakistan-based groups, killed 26 tourists, mostly Indian citizens, in the worst civilian attack in Indian-administered Kashmir in over two decades. The Resistance Front (TRF), believed to be an offshoot of Lashkar-e-Taiba, claimed responsibility, prompting swift accusations from New Delhi of Pakistan’s complicity. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi vowed to hunt the perpetrators “to the ends of the earth,” signaling a robust response.
India’s security establishment has pointed to Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) for providing logistical support, training, and safe havens to terror groups like Lashkar-e-Taiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed, and TRF. Intelligence reports indicate 42 active terrorist launch pads in Pakistan-Occupied Kashmir (PoK), with 110–130 terrorists poised to infiltrate, and 60–75 already active in the Kashmir Valley. This persistent threat, despite the 2021 ceasefire agreement, has eroded India’s trust in Pakistan’s commitments.
The ceasefire, reaffirmed on February 25, 2021, was a rare moment of de-escalation, renewing a 2003 agreement to halt cross-border firing along the LoC. It followed years of intermittent clashes, including the 2019 Balakot airstrike and subsequent aerial skirmishes. The 2021 pact largely held, reducing LoC violations and civilian casualties, but recent incidents have frayed this fragile truce. In 2025 alone, Pakistan violated the ceasefire three times before the Pahalgam attack, with incidents in Poonch (April 1 and 7) and Akhnoor (April 12), where an Indian Army Junior Commissioned Officer was killed during an infiltration attempt.
The latest breach occurred on April 24, 2025, when Pakistani troops initiated small-arms fire at multiple LoC locations, including Nowgam in Kupwara, prompting Indian retaliation. This exchange, reported as the first significant clash since the 2021 agreement, coincided with Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi’s visit to Srinagar, underscoring the heightened alert status. The Indian Army’s “search-and-destroy” operations, backed by drones and troop reinforcements, reflect a proactive stance against infiltration, with 73 terrorists neutralized in Jammu and Kashmir in 2024, 80% of them Pakistani nationals.
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