A collective sigh of relief swept through Jammu and Kashmir on Saturday after US president Donald Trump claimed to have brokered a ceasefire between India and Pakistan following days of escalating military tensions.
Both countries claimed to have emerged from the brief conflict victorious – narratives designed to appease their domestic audiences. Both proclaimed unequivocal success in their military operations. And both stuck to their hardline positions on the Kashmir issue, the heart of the conflict between the two nuclear powers.
