China gave Islamabad "live inputs" on key Indian positions during Pakistan's deadly conflict with its neighbour in May, the deputy chief of India's army said on Friday, calling for urgent upgrades to the country's air defence systems.

Pakistan’s Chief of Army Staff General Asim Munir held high-level meetings in China on Friday, marking his first visit to the country since his promotion to field marshal. As per the official reports of China and Pakistan,

While India's S. Jaishankar and China's Wang Yi "said the right things," analysts say nothing has changed for the regional rivalry.

Pakistan has prolonged its airspace closure for Indian flights until August 24, as per the Pakistan Airports Authority. This ongoing restriction follows mutual airspace bans initiated after the Pahalgam terror attack in April.

Donald Trump has said that the intensified tensions between Thailand and Cambodia "very much" reminded him of the India-Pakistan conflict.

As Islamabad and New Delhi seek to capitalise on great power competition amid multiplying opportunities for strategic leverage, third-party involvement risks complicating and escalating tensions.

India's Defence Minister, Rajnath Singh, refuted claims of American involvement in India and Pakistan's truce, asserting India met its objectives independently. The recent conflict followed a deadly attack on Indian Kashmir,

Donald Trump's lunch meeting with Pakistan's military chief and other tensions in the U.S.-India relationship, after decades of flourishing ties, have cast a shadow in trade negotiations.

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday claimed yet again that he stopped the recent "war" between India and Pakistan and that five planes were shot down in the conflict. He also claimed that the conflict between India and Pakistan "was probably going to end up in a nuclear war".

Kashmir tourism bears the brunt after tourist massacre and India-Pakistan military strikes By By AIJAZ HUSSAIN, Associated Press Friday, May 30, 2025 11:45 AM