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Following the Pahalgam terror attack, India has suspended the Indus Waters Treaty with Pakistan. Integrated checkpost Attari will be closed. Pakistani nationals are barred from SAARC visa exemptions. Defence advisors in the Pakistani high commission are declared persona non grata. India will withdraw its advisors from Islamabad. The government has directed forces to maintain high vigil.

Following the Pahalgam terror attack, India has suspended the Indus Water Treaty with Pakistan, a decision made during a high-level security meeting. This treaty, brokered by the World Bank in 1960, governs the sharing of the Indus River system. The suspension poses significant challenges for Pakistan's agriculture and water security, potentially leading to economic instability.

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The US government has reinstated the SEVIS records of 133 students, many of whom are Indian, following a court order. This allows them to continue their studies or OPT programs. While some students' visas were revoked, lawyers argue that SEVIS termination, which the government downplays, significantly impacts a student's legal status, contradicting official guidance.

The Pahalgam attack that left 28 dead was no ordinary act of terror. Carried out with communal intent and strategic timing, it sought to provoke and divide. India must respond not with hate, but with clarity, unity — and justice

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Following the tragic terrorist attack in Pahalgam, India has closed the Attari Integrated Check Post, a key trade route with Pakistan. Foreign Secretary Misri announced the closure, allowing only returnees until May 1, 2025. The move, impacting trade worth Rs 3,886.