India-Pakistan tensions: PM Modi chairs high-level meeting

Amid ongoing IndiaPakistan tensions Prime Minister Narendra Modi chaired a highlevel meeting on Sunday with top government functionaries including Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar a day after India and Pakistan reached an understanding to stop military actionsNSA Ajit Doval Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan and all three service chiefs were among those who attended the meetingIndia had accused Pakistan of violating the terms of the understanding on Saturday night and asked it to take appropriate steps to address these violations and deal with the situation with seriousness and responsibilityThe situation has since cooled down even though residents in several border areas continue to live in a state of apprehension following days of shelling and drone incidentsThe meeting comes after days of heightened tension with Pakistan along the western border following Operation Sindoor carried out by the Indian Armed Forces on May 7 The operation targeted nine terror infrastructures in Pakistan and Pakistanoccupied Kashmir PoK in retaliation for the April 22 Pahalgam attack which claimed the lives of 26 touristsMeanwhile India and Pakistan have worked out an understanding on the stoppage of firing and military action External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Saturday and noted that India will continue its firm and uncompromising stance against terrorismIndia and Pakistan have today worked out an understanding on the stoppage of firing and military action India has consistently maintained a firm and uncompromising stance against terrorism in all its forms and manifestations It will continue to do so he said in a post on XThe ministers remarks came after DGMOs of India and Pakistan agreed that both sides would stop all firing and military actionEarlier Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri told the media that Pakistans Director General of Military Operations contacted his Indian counterpart on Saturday afternoonPakistans Director General of Military Operations DGMO called the Indian DGMO at 1535 hours earlier this afternoon It was agreed between them that both sides would stop all firing and military action on land and in the air and sea with effect from 1700 hours Indian Standard Time he saidToday instructions have been given on both sides to give effect to this understanding The Directors General of Military Operations will talk again on the 12th of May at 1200 hours he addedHowever India said on Saturday that Pakistan has violated the understanding reached between DGMOs of the two countries earlier in the day on stoppage of firing and military action and that the Indian Army retaliated and dealt with the border intrusionsAt a special briefing Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said this is a breach of the understanding arrived at earlier today and India takes very serious note of these violationsWith inputs from AgenciesatOptionskeyd0ddb8ef8f1a62a8cdd22fac27fc5ea7formatiframeheight90width728params