India and Pakistan Agree Ceasefire, Food Stamps Data, Nuclear Reactor Watchdog
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What is the current status of the India-Pakistan ceasefire?
India and Pakistan agree to a full and immediate ceasefire.
Who are the key figures discussing the India-Pakistan conflict?
The announcement followed U.S.-led talks to end the confrontation between the two nuclear-armed nations. I'm Ayesha Roscoe.
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The ceasefire between India and Pakistan follows two weeks of border attacks between the countries.
What led to the recent escalation between India and Pakistan?
It was some of the most intense fighting between the nations in decades. NPR's Dia Hadid has been following these events from Mumbai and joins us now. Dia, thanks for being with us.
You're welcome, Scott. Hello.
What's happened?
Well, President Trump had announced on his social media network that the two countries had agreed to a full and immediate ceasefire. And then India's foreign secretary, Vikram Misri, made a short announcement. And he said Pakistan's director of military operations had called his Indian counterpart and they agreed to this.
It was agreed between them. that both sides would stop all firing and military action on land and in the air and sea with effect from 1700 hours Indian Standard Time today.
Now, this seems pretty remarkable because you and your team just hours ago reported that Pakistan had announced a new military operation against India.
That's right. Things felt very different a few hours ago. India had struck air bases in Pakistan, including one right near the capital, Islamabad. And Pakistan began a military operation called Iron Wall, and soldiers were filming themselves firing projectiles into India.
We want to hear what brought this together so quickly, but also if you could remind us how this conflict began.
Yeah, this began on April 22, so not so long ago. That's when gunmen opened fire on tourists in a meadow in Indian-held Kashmir, and they killed 26 people. India said the group that claimed responsibility was a proxy linked to Pakistan's army. Pakistan denied any connection but said it would defend itself, and then overnight Wednesday, India began military strikes, and the two countries had been exchanging fire every night since. And About 70 people have been killed on both sides, and most of the casualties were in Kashmir. That's the territory divided between India and Pakistan. It's claimed by both and has been fought over repeatedly by both.
How did the ceasefire come about?
You know, it's so interesting, Scott, because for days analysts were saying that the Americans were not being serious. The Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, they said was just making phone calls. And then Vice President J.D. Vance went on Fox on Thursday saying they wanted a de-escalation, but...
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the current status of the India-Pakistan ceasefire?
0:02–0:06
2
Who are the key figures discussing the India-Pakistan conflict?
0:06–2:13
3
What led to the recent escalation between India and Pakistan?
2:13–5:35
4
How did the ceasefire between India and Pakistan come about?
5:35–8:03
5
What role did the US and international actors play in the ceasefire?
8:03–10:05
6
What data is the USDA demanding from states regarding food stamps?
10:05–12:04
7
How could USDA data requests impact immigration enforcement?
12:04
8
What are critics saying about the Trump administration's control over nuclear reactor regulation?
6:15–16:03
Speakers
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