Jammu, April 25 -- 'An Act of Terror', 'An Act of War' and 'A Suspension of Peace'
By Dr. Gyan Pathak
It is perhaps the worst of time. In an act of terror at Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir, 26 people were killed, the worst in the last 25 years since 2000. The world called it 'An Act of Terror'. Prima facie evidence of Pakistan's involvement in this terror attack prompted India to immediately take five stringent actions against Pakistan. One of them was suspension of Indus Waters Treaty of 1960. Pakistan called the suspension 'An Act of War' and then suspended Simla Agreement of 1972, which amounts to 'A Suspension of Peace'. UN calls for 'maximum restraint'. The tale is in progress and nobody exactly knows which way it would turn.
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