Goa, May 22 -- Only reciprocal expulsions are being witnessed right now. On May 21, 2025, India declared a Pakistani diplomat persona non grata for allegedly engaging in espionage activities, ordering him to leave within 24 hours. This action came shortly after India had expelled another Pakistani official on similar grounds earlier in the month. In response, Pakistan expelled an Indian High Commission staffer from Islamabad, also citing misuse of diplomatic privileges-marking the second diplomatic expulsion within a week amid escalating tensions.

These expulsions occur against the backdrop of heightened hostilities triggered by the deadly Pahalgam terrorist attack, which claimed 25 civilian lives. India retaliated with targeted strikes ...