After the Pahalgam terror attack, which killed twenty-two people in India and was linked to Pakistan, India responded with Operation Sindoor, killing more than a hundred terrorists across nine terror camps in Pakistan and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir.

US President Donald Trump claims he can broker peace between Israel and Iran, citing past successes in diffusing tensions between other nations.

The maker of F-16 fighter jets prized by Pakistan, Lockheed Martin, has witnessed a subdued stock market trend in the last one month, with the scrip remaining largely unchanged following India's successful competition on Operation Sindoor.

Donald Trump taking to Truth Social also highlighted his past interventions in defusing tensions between Serbia and Kosovo, as well as between Egypt and Ethiopia over the Nile dam dispute, claiming his actions prevented potential conflicts. He criticised the Biden administration for undermining these gains but assured he could restore progress.

Terrorist attacks and looming problems over India’s suspension of the Indus Waters Treaty will keep relations tense.

Donald Trump added that discussions between Israel and Iran are ongoing. “Many calls and meetings now taking place,” he said, without giving details.

The lucrative Asia Cup is set to be played in the United Arab Emirates with officials remaining hopeful a cancellation can be avoided amid India and Pakistan tension.

Modi’s stopover in Cyprus, the first by an Indian Prime Minister in 23 years, is not just symbolic but part of a deliberate effort to counter the growing Turkey-Pakistan alignment.