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Two nations, India and Pakistan, engage in another round of conflict.

Pakistan accused of instigating border skirmishes; Indian counterattack targets Pakistani assets in the Arabian Sea, as reported by NDTV.

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Pakistan under fire for cross-border attacks; Indian forces retaliate, targeting Pakistani locations in the Arabian Sea, as per NDTV reports.

Two nations, India and Pakistan, engage in another round of conflict.

Chatterin' About the 2019 India-Pakistan Skirmishes

Let's dive into the dust-up between India and Pakistan that occurred in 2019, highlighting key events like the Pulwama attack and the retaliatory actions that followed.

The Score So Far

  1. February 14, 2019: Pulwama Attack
  2. A lowdown by Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM), a group hailing from Pakistan, took place in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, claiming the lives of at least 40 paramilitary forces personnel[3][4].
  3. Tensions skyrocketed between the two nations in the aftermath of the attack.
  4. *February 26, 2019: Indian Air Strikes (Operation Bandar)
  5. Indian pilots crossed the Line of Control (LoC) to strike alleged JeM training camps in Pakistan's Balakot area[4].
  6. India claimed a hefty number of militants were terminated, while Pakistan denied any significant collateral damages or casualties[4].
  7. February 27, 2019: Aerial Dogfight
  8. The following day, air forces from both countries engaged in an airborne brawl. Pakistan claimed to have taken down two Indian aircraft, capturing Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, whose plane crashed in Pakistan-administered Kashmir[4].
  9. India reported losing a MiG-21 Bison and shooting down a Pakistani F-16, a claim Pakistan refuted[4].
  10. March 2019: Settling Down
  11. Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman was later released by Pakistan on March 1, 2019, helping to reduce tensions between the two countries[4][5].

- Note: Operation Sindhur is not specifically mentioned in the available sources regarding the 2019 India-Pakistan border conflicts. However, the key events during this period involved the Pulwama attack, the Indian air strikes in Balakot, and the subsequent aerial engagement.

India's Foreign Minister dismissed Pakistan's claims about downed fighter jets as balderdash.

In politics' realm, friction between India and Pakistan intensified following the Pulwama attack in the disputed region of Jammu and Kashmir, where 26 lives were lost. The Resistance Front (TRF) admitted responsibility for the terror act, which India links to the Pakistan-based terrorist organization Lashkar-e-Taiba. On the night of May 7, India launched a counteroffensive against terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and fired rockets at nine Pakistani targets. Pakistan hit back, with Pakistani military claiming to have destroyed five Indian fighter jets, a claim India rejected. Both sides reported casualties, and on May 7, Pakistan's National Security Council authorized the Pakistan Army to retaliate against Indian strikes. On the night of May 8, Pakistani media reported explosions near Lahore airport near the Indian border due to a downed Indian drone.

Global voices spoke up for both parties, with the UN Secretary-General António Guterres and several countries, including Russia, urging both sides to exercise restraint.

  1. The 2019 India-Pakistan skirmishes saw global attention focused on the events in the disputed region of Kashmir, especially the Pulwama attack that cost 40 paramilitary forces their lives.
  2. The Resistance Front (TRF) claimed responsibility for the attack, which India linked to the Pakistan-based terrorist organization Lashkar-e-Taiba.
  3. In response to the Pulwama attack, India retaliated by launching a counteroffensive against terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and firing rockets at nine Pakistani targets.
  4. Pakistan's military claimed to have destroyed five Indian fighter jets during the retaliation, a claim India rejected.
  5. In the midst of these war-and-conflicts-related developments, there were also reports of crime-and-justice issues, such as the downing of a drone near Lahore airport by Pakistani forces.

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