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An explosion was reported in the area. We alerted teams from the BSF and the IAF who reached the spot and found an object resembling a drone. It has been handed over to the Air Force, which is now investigating the matter,
superintendent of police, Kutch (West), Vikas Sunda said
She saw two children running out of her neighbour’s house and screamed for them to get back inside,
Choudhary said, narrating her account because she was too shocked to speak
We will avenge each drop of the blood of these martyrs,
Sharif said, in an address to the nationWe have no place to live,
he told AFPLargely on the basis of what we’ve seen in previous times, these are two rational actors who don’t want a broader war,
Madan said
This crisis is as unpredictable as it is dangerous—an unsettling combination,
Kugelman addedAll eyes are on Pakistan,
said Washington-based South Asia analyst, Michael KugelmanIt only took a few hours for the enemy to fall on its knees,
he said in a late-night address to the nationChina has called for de-escalation, but its fraught ties with India rule it out as a viable intermediary. The top mediator candidates are the Arab Gulf states, especially Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates,
he said, given their strong ties with both nations