India-Pakistan Military Tensions Flare at Shangri-La Dialogue Over Kashmir and Terrorism

India-Pakistan Military Tensions Flare at Shangri-La Dialogue Over Kashmir and Terrorism

Last Updated Jun - 02 - 2025, 01:53 PM | Source : Fela News

Indian and Pakistani military chiefs exchange strong warnings at global defence forum after deadly Kashmir attack and Operation Sindoor response.

At the prestigious Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, military leaders from India and Pakistan delivered powerful remarks reflecting rising strain between the nuclear-armed neighbours. Top defense officials from around the world attended the meeting, which included heated talks between the two sides on terrorism, regional stability, and the current Kashmir dispute.

India’s Chief of Defence Staff, General Anil Chauhan, spoke firmly about Operation Sindoor, a military response launched after a brutal terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu & Kashmir, on April 22, which left 26 civilians dead. General Chauhan initiated that this operation marks a new limit in India’s patience for cross-border terrorism. He makes sure that the mission targeted terrorist hubs in Pakistan and Pakistan occupied Kashmir, and that India will no longer stay silent in the face of such violence.

“We have been suffering from proxy wars for decades,” he noted, “and this is India’s way of saying enough is enough.”

On the other side, Pakistan’s General Sahir Shamshad Mirza urged the need for peace building, stating that it’s time to shift from simply handling conflicts to actually resolving them. During a session on crisis management, he highlighted that lasting peace in South Asia depends on a fair settlement of the Kashmir issue, as per international resolutions and the will of the local population.

According to General Mirza, recent fighting has significantly reduced the threshold for conflict, endangering the entire region. He went on to say that the West's encouragement of India's increasing regional power discourages fruitful discussion.

The four-day military clash that followed the Pahalgam attack ended on May 10 after international actors, including the US, UK, China, and Saudi Arabia, reportedly mediated to de-escalate the situation.

As both countries continue to exchange heated rhetoric, the need for real dialogue becomes more urgent than ever.

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