OPINION | What forced Pakistan to pause military action?

With guns, drones and missiles falling silent on the western India-Pakistan border, all eyes are now on the second DGMO-level talks that will take place on Monday evening. The 32 airports across northern and northwestern India that were closed on May 8 due to Indian and Pakistani air strikes, have been reopened on Monday. Srinagar, Chandigarh, Amritsar and all other airports in northern region are now open for civilian flights. In Mumbai Stock Exchange, Sensex recorded a steep rise by 2,925 points, touching 82,430 mark. No night time intrusions by Pakistani drones were reported on Sunday night all along the western border.   On Monday, the director general of air operations Air Marshal A K Bharti told media, “All our military bases, and systems continue to remain fully operational and ready to undertake any future missions should the need arise”. He recited a couplet from Ramcharit Manas “विनय ना मानत जलध जड़ गए तीन दिन बीति। बोले राम सकोप तब भय बिनु होय ना प्रीति'.." (When the sea refused to listen to Lord Ram’s prayer to make way for the vaanar sena to march to Lanka, the Lord became furious and threatened to dry up the sea, saying there can be no love without striking fear in the enemy).

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