India and Pakistan on Saturday agreed to a ceasefire following U.S.-led talks to end the most serious military confrontation between the nuclear-armed rivals in decades.

  • ZephyrXero@lemmy.world
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    I’m amazed anyone is left in the US government that can even be capable of doing mediation. I would assume they’d get advice like hey, if India and Pakistan both become the 51st and 52nd state then you won’t have to fight anymore

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    Thank goodness. My Pakistani partner has been so stressed about the whole situation and worried about his family and friends back in Pakistan. He even seriously considered flying his wife and kids out here to the UK.

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    Congratulation to both sides being mature enough to agree so rapidly to this ceasefire despite (or with the help of 😋 ?) “American mediation”.

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      I doubt it. This is the third time that India and Pakistan have started shooting at each other over this same area and not gone to a full-scale war. They’ve got form