Hours after the cease-fire was confirmed, there were accusations that the agreement was not being entirely upheld.

Trump hails progress in US-China trade talks amid tariff war; India watches closely as its export gains risk rollback if deal favours Chinese revival.

Commerce Minister Piyush Goyal will lead Indian officials to Washington for Bilateral Trade Agreement talks with the US from May 17-20.

Sareen argued that Washington's next major trust-building gesture could come not through troops or arms, but through multilateral financial pressure.

The United States is stepping up pressure on India and Pakistan to avoid conflict in Kashmir after a tourist massacre in an Indian-administered area of the divided territory last week.

A massive military project is underway in China; recent satellite images have revealed. This mammoth military project is kept secret as reports suggest that Beijing is constructing what could become the largest underground military command center ever built in the world.

India and Pakistan declared a ceasefire on 10 May, bringing an end to four days of military conflict. After it was first announced by US President Donald Trump on social media, the governments in New Delhi and Islamabad confirmed the agreement, although with somewhat differing takes on how it came about.

He said New Delhi will not hesitate to use force to neutralise terrorist camps in Pakistan. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

In May 2025, as a U.S.-brokered ceasefire put a momentary stop to deadly fighting between India and Pakistan, claims circulated ( archived) that U.S. Ambassador Nicholas Burns said, "Treating India and Pakistan the same would be a mistake. Our ties with India are growing stronger — but we don't trust Pakistan.'"