India, May 13 -- The Indian Army's director general of military operations (DGMO) Lieutenant General Rajiv Ghai spoke to his Pakistani counterpart over the hotline around 5pm on Monday, with the discussions centering around upholding the understanding reached two days ago to stop all military actions against each other.

They spoke for around 30 minutes in the evening, said people aware of developments.

Issues discussed included continuing the May 10 commitment that both sides "must not fire a single shot" or initiate any aggressive or inimical action against each other, the army said on Monday.

The cessation of hostilities followed efforts by the US and other key powers to address fears of a full-blown shooting war.

"It was also agree...