India has been tackling Pakistan-sponsored terrorism since the late 1980s. Despite several strong warnings of decisive action on terrorism by the Narendra Modi government, Pakistan yet again hatched a deadly attack on civilians in Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir, on 22 April 2025. India responded decisively by destroying nine terror infrastructures, including the headquarters of Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed in Pakistan and Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (PoK). In return, Pakistan attacked India militarily. As it had warned, India hit back at Pakistan by striking eleven of its military bases. Then, surprisingly, President Donald Trump informed the world about a ceasefire between India and Pakistan, taking all the credit for himself. Shortly after, the government of India also declared the ceasefire. The paper delves into the mystery behind that development, and the possible reasons for the Pahalgam terror attack.
