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US president praises leaders of South Asian rivals for reaching ceasefire without which ‘millions of good and innocent people could have died’

In times of war and conflict, when tensions flare, our instinct is to turn to social media for real-time updates and context. But when there’s another kind of warfare at play – one involving information and narratives – it becomes more important than ever to be aware of the misinformation…

India accused Pakistan of violating a fragile ceasefire agreement Saturday and said it was retaliating, hours after US President Donald Trump announced that the nuclear-armed neighbours had stepped back from the brink of full-blown war.

Indian foreign secretary Vikram Misri said ‘there had been repeated violations of the understanding arrived between the two countries’.

Explosions have been heard over Srinagar in India-administered Kashmir just hours after a ceasefire was reached between India and Pakistan on Saturday, May 10.

ANALYSIS: A U.S.-led ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan, and a renewed push to force Russia to end attacks on Ukraine, add to Trump’s quest for recognition on the world stage as the peacemaker president, writes Oliver O’Connell

India and Pakistan have seen the scenario play out before: a terror attack in which Indians are killed leads to a succession of escalatory tit-fot-tat measures that put South Asia on the brink of all-out war. And then there is a de-escalation.

The nations have agreed to an internationally mediated agreement prompting scenes of celebrations in Kashmir.

As both countries step back from the brink, the animosity generated by decades of dispute still endures