India has issued a NOTAM restricting its airspace to all Pakistani-registered, operated, or leased aircraft—covering both commercial and military flights—from April 30 to May 23, 2025. Pakistani carriers had already begun avoiding Indian airspace amid fears of retaliation after the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack.
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00:03Pakistani flights will no longer be allowed to use the Indian airspace.
00:07And when I say Pakistan flights, not just Pakistan Airlines.
00:11In any way associated with even other countries, for example if the aircrafts are leased and more,
00:16all of that will be now barred to use the Indian airspace.
00:20We are told that at least 24th of May, that decision has been taken.
00:25Now this date also, that means becomes very important.
00:27Pakistani flights, what it means now, will be forced to take longer detours to reach other international destinations,
00:34especially across subcontinent, look at that.
00:36So this, what was usual, crossing through the Indian airspace, will not be permitted now.
00:41This is the route that they'll have to take, which means their operational costs will rise, travel time will rise.
00:49But India will monitor the airspace along the Pakistan borders too.
00:53India has deployed jamming systems to disrupt the navigation satellite system signals of Pakistan.
00:59Chinese navigation systems are usually used by Pakistani aircrafts.
01:04And that can also possibly be blocked in the days to come.
01:07Sources have added that Indian jammer system has been deployed to disrupt the navigation,
01:11which means also precision guided any ammunition capability.
01:15Perhaps it's also about, remember, mounting pressure.
01:17Pakistan's Defence Minister Khwaja Asif, warning that the chances of conflict are increasing.
01:24Perhaps Pakistan, realising that India's strike, wouldn't really be direct or military immediately as they expect,
01:31but from the science.
01:33Pakistan will not be the first one to resort to any escalatory move.
01:41However, in case of any escalatory move by the Indian side, we will respond very strongly.
01:54Pakistan has nothing to do with the Pahal Ghaam incident, period.
01:59We demand an independent and transparent probe by neutral investigators,
02:05as announced by the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mohammad Shabashree.
02:09It is unfortunate that India continues to weaponise unsubstantiated acquisitions and allegations.
02:18We are getting ready and prepared for it anyway.
02:21And these few days, as I said, are very important.
02:25We expect some mediation at this time from some friendly countries.
02:30And we hope that that mediation must take place.
02:36Otherwise, India would do anything at this time.
02:40I think this is the right time for the international, internationally as a whole,
02:45and UN Secretary General to play a part, to play some mediating role on Kashmir as well,
02:52because, as it has been for so many long time, and people of our Kishmir had suffered a lot.
02:59This is the right time.
03:29So, remember, to put the Indus Water Treaty in abeyance, even though India has not stopped water yet,
03:39but to then cancel the visas of the Pakistan nationals,
03:42and then comes in this decision to stop the airspace for Pakistan aircrafts.
03:47My colleague Shivani Sharma joins me for the latest on that.
03:50Shivani, tell me more about this, because the viewer wondering,
03:53how will that make a difference to Pakistan?
03:55We were expecting a military strike.
03:56What is this about?
03:57India is actually giving strikes to Pakistan, not only on military fronts,
04:04but also on multiple dimensions,
04:07feed the economy, feed the Indus River Treaty in abeyance,
04:11feed it closing the airspace.
04:13And we have to understand how it will grip the economy of Pakistan,
04:17because now the Pakistani aircraft will have to take a much longer route,
04:21to the Southeast Asian countries, and this will cost them multiple signs.
04:27And this will, in fact, the economy, and this is also a strong signal that has been given out by India
04:34on the diplomatic front, that without being, nothing else can work without Pakistan taking action
04:43against its terror outfits that are harboring inside its own soil,
04:48and they are attacking Indians, the innocent Indians.
04:50So multiple strikes are being now given out by the Indian forces,
04:55also given out by the Indian government, also on ground in Jammu and Kashmir.
05:00There are multiple coordinated operations against terror outfits that are being carried out since past one week.
05:05And more is being planned, more strategic planning is going on for tactical moves
05:12and action against terror in Pakistan.
05:16So all in all, India is giving a 360-degree strike to Pakistan,
05:21and Pakistan is rattled after all these incidents are being made in space.
05:25The primal is being arranged for the person we want to be able to develop control around.
05:29This in many ways also signalling for days to come,
05:31because 24th May at least for now is till when these airspace have been blocked.
05:36Shivani, stay on with me because I want to bring to the viewer,
05:39basically what is the difference that it means.
05:42For example, a Pakistan aircraft goes from Lahore to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
05:48This is what the route was till about 23rd of April.
05:51Direct route taking the Indian airspace as well.
05:54The new route now, look at this.
05:56From Lahore to Kuala Lumpur, you have to basically cross other nations to
06:01and then to be able to reach the destination.
06:04This means operational costs will rise, travel time will rise,
06:08possibly the change of aircrafts in different countries and terminals that will happen too.
06:13And that is significant for you to understand how that could also become a problem.
06:17So amid all of this, what are the strikes, so to say, that India has taken against Pakistan?
06:23The top one was, Pakistan definitely didn't expect this one because Indus Water Treaty in abeyance
06:28wasn't done in the wars that were fought with Pakistan in all the conflict decades.
06:34But this time, that decision has been taken.
06:37Then, block the Indian airspace for Pakistan aircrafts.
06:41Why should they be allowed to use our airspace if they can sponsor terror against our people?
06:45Then came in visas for Pakistan nationals that have been revoked.
06:50So, hundreds of Pakistan nationals, if not thousands, have now moved back to their country.
06:56Pakistan took the same decision.
06:58A lot of chaos at the Atari border.
07:01Pakistan news channels have been blocked.
07:03But apart from that, it's the celebrity social media handles have been blocked.
07:08Now, the reason for this, remember, is also information warfare.
07:10It's about how Pakistan was using its some of the top influencer faces channels as well
07:18for misinformation campaign and propaganda campaigns against India.
07:22Shivani, I bring you in here.
07:24I want to understand why these decisions have been taken by the Indian government.
07:29Because blocking social media handles, then blocking the airspace, then blocking, so to say, water,
07:37which hasn't happened till now but of course is in process.
07:39Why these decisions by the government, you feel?
07:44So, yeah, a lot of disinformation, misinformation, fake negotiations building against India
07:49has been happening since the program attack.
07:51Even the big allegations that India itself has orchestrated this sort of sort of statements
07:58and anti-India sentiments were being circulated by the new big channels
08:02that are Pakistani usual channels.
08:05So, it was very important to fail their entry to India.
08:0916 of them were banned the very first day when the decision was taken.
08:13More and more action is happening on multiple Instagram accounts that are of Pakistani actors,
08:20Pakistani cricketers, who have been mongering bait against India.
08:24And now, in a very recent attack, the ISTR handle of the Pakistan army has also been blocked and shut from India.
08:33So, no nonsense taken by India.
08:35India is not tolerating any kind of anti-India remorse in India.
08:39That is also not only playing with the sentiments of the Indians at the time of grief,
08:46when they are actually shattered by this 22nd April attack in Behran,
08:51but also interfering with the ongoing strategy of India that doesn't want to lose it calm.
08:58It wants to work in progress silently, not like Pakistan, which is in jitters and shattering,
09:04trembling with fear, making all sorts of laughable, unfortunate, shameless remarks.
09:09But India wants to go on with its strategy calmly, in a composed manner.
09:15And that's why all this action is required and the Indian government is taking it.
09:20And eventually, all these decisions, can it lead to something big,
09:23especially when we look at the images of the military chiefs, NSA, Defence Minister meeting, Prime Minister Modi.
09:29Shivani, thank you very much for now,
09:30because I want to now tell you how the latest in these decisions by Indian government
09:34is the Indian airspace shut now for Pakistan aircrafts.
09:38And I reiterate, it's not just Pakistan Airlines officially,
09:41but in any way, if Pakistan Airlines or its aircrafts are associated with other countries or other airlines as well.
09:48Longer routes for Pakistan flights, that means we'll have to now take a detour.
09:53Which countries? China, Sri Lanka, for example.
09:57Among other countries, like you saw, how to reach Kuala Lumpur,
10:00they'll have to take now a longer detour.
10:02But that means their flight time increase is at least about two hours, if not more.
10:07And if there's no interchange that's happening with regard to other international terminals.
10:12Routes may cause flight delays,
10:14but that means there could be a reduced frequency of Pakistan aircrafts as well.
10:19But amid all of this, the most important aspect here perhaps is the high operational cost
10:24that Pakistan will have to bear.
10:27For example, for more fuel, ticket prices could soar
10:31for Pakistanis trying to use those aircrafts for international travel.
10:34Now, these ticket prices, remember, eventually will be borne by the customer on the ground,
10:40the passengers, and could that lead to anger too?
10:44And that also is all, remember, in many ways, a multiple impact that could come in because of this reason.
10:51But India has also taken another decision, which is to monitor the airspace.
10:55One is blocking it for Pakistan.
10:58But what about the borders?
11:00Jamming systems will be deployed.
11:03In fact, I can tell you already has been deployed to block navigation signals coming in of Pakistan aircraft.
11:08Often, remember, jamming system also to ensure that in no way can Pakistan misuse it either.
11:14Pakistan army aircraft signals could be blocked as well with the jamming systems.
11:18Now, why this is interesting, most of the Pakistan establishment and the reason that they use these signals
11:24are the Chinese navigation systems.
11:27So, they are used by Pakistan.
11:29That means they also will stand blocked.
11:31The navigation awareness, the precision guided ammunition hit,
11:34all of this will face a consequence and an impact.
11:37And our sources have confirmed that this is not just about the airspace for Pakistani civilian aircraft,
11:43but as much for the border areas where there is military deployed as well.
11:48That means, remember, that there would be an uneasy moment right now for Pakistan.
11:54What is India doing?
11:55Why is it taking these decisions on the side?
11:58Pakistan ministers doing emergency press conferences, even though nothing is coming out of it.
12:02But they have consistently been crying that an Indian attack is imminent.
12:06Pakistan Prime Minister has sent an SOS to the United Nations,
12:09scrambling fighter jets, naval warships.
12:13At a time like this, remember, when Prime Minister Modi and the Indian government
12:16has been calling meetings one after another,
12:19Pakistan is wondering what's happening.
12:20Jittery, rattled, panic-stricken.
12:33Pakistan runs helter-skelter, fearing retaliation from India.
12:41A midnight crisis cabinet briefing.
12:44A panic call to the United Nations condemning India.
12:47Cutting short air operations by 50 per cent, fearing confusion.
12:53And two air warfare exercises, including air defence and interception drills.
12:59Panic-stricken at 3 a.m., Pakistan Minister Attaullah Tarar claimed that intel sources have revealed
13:06that India may carry out a military strike within the next 24 to 36 hours.
13:11Pakistan has credible intelligence that India intends carrying out military action against Pakistan
13:22in the next 24 to 36 hours on the pretext of baseless and concocted allegations of involvement
13:31in the Pahal Gaam incident.
13:33Pakistan Air Force has cut down at flying operations by over 50 per cent,
13:41and only essential operations are being carried out to avoid any confusion in the airspace.
13:48Pakistan Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif is also panicking.
13:52He called the UN condemning India's diplomatic strike, alleging false propaganda by India.
13:58The Secretary General also expressed his deep concern at the rising tensions between India
14:05and Pakistan, and he also underscored the need to avoid a confrontation
14:10that could result in tragic consequences.
14:14The Secretary General offered his good officers to support any de-escalation efforts.
14:19Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Darar said he pushed to omit mention of Lashkar-e-Toyba proxy TRF
14:28from a United Nations Security Council press statement, a big admission of Islamabad's role
14:34in terror attacks, including the Pahal Gaam strike.
14:37The President of the U.S. Department of Security
14:38I have said, here we have evidence.
14:40We have revealed evidence that this resistance forum has done the TRF,
14:45so we will return it to again.
14:47Or we have revealed their ownership,
14:49they have spread the media in a media that they have owned.
14:53It was broke.
14:55He was broke.
14:56It was broke.
14:57It was not.
14:58So it was about half a day.
14:59We refused to budget.
15:01Pakistan's mortal fear triggered after PM Modi gave a free hand to the security forces
15:20in a key security meet on Tuesday evening.
15:31It's a devastating attack on Pakistan, only a matter of time.
15:58But the fact is that there are escalating tensions between India and Pakistan in the aftermath
16:08of the Pehelgaam targeted massacre of Indian and a Nepalese citizen sponsored by Pakistan.
16:15Both the nations conducting simultaneous naval drills, for example, of the Gujarat coast,
16:19which is approximately 85 nautical miles away from each other.
16:22India has issued notifications for naval firing exercises in the Arabian Sea.
16:26What is Pakistan up to?
16:28Four notifications at least for naval firing in the last one week.
16:32But they haven't really carried out firing or test missiles attempts, so to say, till now.
16:36According to sources, India is closely, of course, monitoring the situation.
16:41Both the nations and its establishment clearly on a high alert right now.
16:45But remember at this time, Pakistan continues to deny its role, expectedly, in the Pehelgaam attack.
16:52But also remember, Pakistan's debris prime minister, their foreign minister as much as said,
16:57we got a terror outfit's name removed because we refused to accept that TRF was a part of this attack.
17:03TRF is a terror outfit, the resistance front, by a proxy of Lashkar-e-Taiba.
17:08Prime Minister Modi, meanwhile, giving complete operational freedom to countries' defense bras,
17:13they decide the mode, target and timing of India's response.
17:17And it wouldn't be when Pakistan expects it.
17:19Siwani Sharma joins me for the latest on that.
17:23Siwani, of course, we're not revealing any security details.
17:26That's understandable.
17:27And however, what does your experience reflect on the ground?
17:31As we look at these images and maps on our ground,
17:33it's off the Gujarat coast, where clearly a lot of heightened activity is being seen.
17:36See, Pooja, Indian Navy has been conducting these drills since past one week.
17:43And even before that, there have been operational drills that continue in the Indian Navy's operational commands.
17:50And these drills are now happening.
17:53And very important to mention out here, that the way Pakistan has been issuing motants,
17:58and some of them have been failed, just motants and no exercises, Pooja.
18:02Pooja, so Indian Navy, Indian Army, Indian Air Force, they all are keeping their assets ready.
18:07They are countering any kind of challenges.
18:10Even before the Pelagam attacks, Pooja, Indian Army, Navy and Air Force,
18:13they are quite vigilant that they keep monitoring the borders, the maritime borders,
18:17the international borders, the line of control, the skies of our LOCN boundaries.
18:25And now, again, one NOCAM has been issued that shows that Indian Navy will continue
18:29demonstrating its operational preparedness.
18:32And this time, it's important to mention that it is quite close to the NOCAM
18:35that has been issued by Pakistan.
18:37And this is off the coast of Pooja Raad.
18:40So Indian forces, they want to give out a message that they are not sitting silent.
18:46They are preparing for any kind of adversity.
18:50They are ready for any kind of operation.
18:52So that's the strong message.
18:54And added advantage has been for the forces now, after the CCS, two rounds of CCS have
19:00already completed, Pooja.
19:02And the Prime Minister, the government, through the sources, this already have been done with,
19:07that the Prime Minister has given full operational freedom to the forces.
19:11Now, they have to decide when, where and what kind of strike they will be taking on Pakistan's
19:17territory.
19:17Shivani, thank you very much for now.
19:19Now, I want to bring to the viewer, what are these sort of drills that are happening?
19:23On your screens, remember that these are maritime drills that have been conducted, for example,
19:27in right now of the Gujarat coast.
19:29Both nations are doing it.
19:31But eventually, when it comes to, if and when, with regard to a direct war, how are we looking
19:36at the military strength?
19:37The fleet strength, especially of the naval power, is definitely double when it comes to
19:42India.
19:42We are consistently adding to it.
19:44Remember that Rafalji jets aircraft, the marine aircrafts that are also being added to the
19:50fleet in the years to come.
19:52Look at how the fleet strength of 293 and 121 for Pakistan instead.
19:57Aircraft carriers, especially when it comes to our naval fleet, it appears that Pakistan
20:01does not have any.
20:02But also remember that there is a certain China support that Pakistan has had when it comes
20:07to, for example, its navigation system.
20:09Let's move on.
20:10What do we have when it comes to our naval power and are consistently exercising it when
20:16it comes to drills and more?
20:17This is going to be, remember, very significant.
20:19India definitely has an upper edge.
20:22We have more submarines, in fact, more than double when it comes to Pakistan.
20:26And for 1971 war, remember, viewer, it was in many ways what unfolded in the sea.
20:32With regard to the warship that India managed to have information access to, has also saved
20:38our nation.
20:40The destroyers, again, India has in multiple numbers.
20:44But all of this, remember, is self-defense.
20:47India wanted best relations with our neighbor nation, Pakistan, but it's a rogue nation.
20:53It realizes it does not have a military strength, as you can see, or frigates, for example, that
20:58can match up to India, it does not have a stable economy, it does not have a stable political
21:03leadership as much.
21:05It will want to avoid the war, but it happily sponsored and encouraged terror all these decades,
21:11especially when it came to JNK.
21:13So as we are bringing to you consistently on your screens, for example, corvets, 18 for
21:18India, only 9 for Pakistan.
21:20The petrol vessels, these are, in fact, most important.
21:23India has about 135.
21:24Pakistan reportedly has about only 69.
21:27They realize that when it comes to push and shove, they'll not be able to match with regard
21:31to our military strength.
21:32And I'm only talking about, as you can see, naval power.
21:35This is where Pakistan is slightly better when it comes to the mine warfare.
21:40And this is why India is looking at all possible options around it as well to be able to corner
21:45Pakistan.
21:47So these are some of the details that are coming in.
21:50But also remember, for Pakistan, it's not just about military strength or the economy
21:55that's in shambles.
21:56It's their borders too.
21:58Mass protests in Gilgit, Baltistan by people, they do not want their natural resources to
22:02be taken away.
22:03Protests in Balochistan is much.
22:05Recently, the Jafar Express incident that happened, which was hijacked.
22:09And there were casualties too.
22:11Within Pakistan, there have been disturbances.
22:13And then comes in the Pakistan-Afghanistan border.
22:18And possibly this is where India could actually have a shifting of alliance.
22:23Afghanistan has been a close ally of Pakistan, but could it actually appear to be now tilting
22:28toward India in the past few years especially?
22:30Take a look at this report.
22:31A week since the Pahlgaum, India has not just flexed its military muscle, but also its diplomatic
22:48and strategic strength.
22:51Just days after a deadly terror attack in Pahlgaum, which was carried out by Pakistani-backed TRF terrorists,
22:59a high-level Indian delegation led by Special Envoy Anand Prakash held talks with the Taliban
23:04leadership in Kabul.
23:06Under Taliban rule, Afghanistan, which has been long seen as Pakistan's strategic partner,
23:14is re-evaluating its loyalties.
23:17Bilateral ties, trade and transit cooperation topped the agenda.
23:23But the signal from India was clear.
23:26New Delhi won't forget Pahlgaum and Pakistan will have to pay for its sins.
23:31The backdrop to this shift is rising tensions along the Duran line.
23:40While the Pakistan accuses the Afghan Taliban of sheltering Dehreek-e-Taliban-Pakistan fighters
23:46and has blamed it for a wave of attacks in Khaybat Paktoonkhoa,
23:51Kabul, meanwhile, decries cross-border shelling and interference by Islamabad.
23:57As hostility grows between Kabul and Islamabad,
24:00India is quietly deepening its footprint.
24:05Beyond politics, cultural ties are blossoming.
24:10Cricket is turning into a powerful soft power tool
24:13and is helping forge bonds off the battlefield.
24:18In South Asia's volatile political theatre,
24:22the equations are shifting fast.
24:27Bureau Report, India Today.
24:30Remember that the fact that Pakistan in many ways was supporting Taliban takeover,
24:37the brutal takeover that we saw but quite immediate,
24:40also realised that it's Taliban that they are fighting right now in different forms at the border.
24:45Meanwhile, India's naval might is also on display.
24:48Constant exercises are being done.
24:51And this is a reminder.
24:52Are we looking at shifting alliances?
24:54Is there a redraw that will happen of the regional map?
24:59Afghanistan in many ways is reflective, remember,
25:02of possibly what radicalisation can do.
25:06We have seen it after Taliban has taken over.
25:09However, it is also important to understand how strategically
25:12Taliban is no friend of Pakistan right now.
25:16Pakistan is facing consistent attacks at the border when it comes to Afghanistan.
25:21My colleague Meer Farid is joining me for the latest on that.
25:24Farid, good morning.
25:24Tell me about the borders.
25:25Because at this point, it's not just about Gilgit-Baltistan protests,
25:29which have erupted in massive numbers.
25:32Then there is, of course, that Jafar Express incident that happened in Balochistan.
25:36Then comes in the Afghan-Pakistan border.
25:38It's been hot for, I think, over a year now.
25:42Do you think that's also something that India will want to strategically look at?
25:45Are we looking at Afghanistan and India becoming stronger allies?
25:55Yes, Pooja.
25:56You have to understand that Taliban, over a period of time,
26:00is not happy with Pakistan.
26:01And there have been evident evidence on the ground,
26:04especially, as you rightly said, the borders.
26:07Because there have been reports as far as, or in fact,
26:10allegations as far as Afghanistan is concerned,
26:13that Pakistan army is doing operations on the borders
26:17and, in fact, also is not keeping in mind the religious sanctity
26:20or the sanctity of the line or the borders there.
26:26So that is something that there have been continuous diplomatic issues
26:32as well as military issues with Afghanistan.
26:34And as you rightly also said, that Afghanistan is a country that has been ravaged
26:38by terror, by violence.
26:40So now, obviously, it understands the price that one has to pay
26:43for fostering terrorism and ensuring that gun violence continues.
26:48So it is an ally that India can develop relations with
26:52and that could be strategically very, very important.
26:56Pooja.
26:56So we'll be tracking that.
26:57A very important point made by Fareed that,
26:59remember that constantly supporting Taliban,
27:01eventually thinking it may help Pakistan,
27:03but now Taliban has turned against Pakistan,
27:06especially when it comes to the border issues.
27:08Fareed will be tracking all the latest on that.
27:10Fareed, thank you very much for now.
27:12Alright, big news coming in right now.
27:14Remember, with regard to how there are military strike that is awaited,
27:20but there are other diplomatic decisions that have been taken.
27:23India is also cracking down now on Pakistan artists.
27:26Why is that?
27:27In the aftermath of the Pahlkam terror attack,
27:29India has blocked not only Pakistani films,
27:32but also disabled Instagram handles of popular influencers,
27:36actors, musicians and singers from Pakistan.
27:39The YouTube channel of the Pakistan Army media,
27:41as being ISPR, also has been shut down.
27:44This is also, remember, in many ways,
27:46the lies and propagandas that were being done
27:47by ISPR and Pakistan establishment.
27:50But which other Instagram handles?
27:52Look at that.
27:52Mahira Khan, one of the most popular actresses
27:54when it comes to Pakistan.
27:56Hania Aamir, Ali Zafir, Sanam Saeed, Bilal Abbas,
28:00Ikra Aziz, Imran Abbas, Sajal Ali.
28:02These are, remember, also very influencing
28:06in terms of opinion, in terms of their Instagram accounts,
28:09have millions of following
28:10and have a following in India too.
28:13They have now been restricted.
28:14This comes days after Fawad Khan's upcoming film,
28:17Abir Gulal, the release was banned in India.
28:21After the 2016 Uri attack,
28:23remember, Karan Johar's Aidele Mushkir
28:24featured the same actor, Fawad Khan.
28:27And that was also when the film
28:29had faced a certain backlash.
28:31Johar had publicly promised not to work
28:33with Pakistani actors in the future.
28:36Mahira Khan, for example, let me tell you,
28:38is one of the most prominent actresses
28:39when it comes to Pakistan.
28:42Cast opposite Shahrukh Khan and Rees,
28:44barred from promoting the film in India now.
28:47Indian Motion Pictures Producers Association
28:49passed a resolution prohibiting Pakistani artists
28:51from Indian films.
28:53This is 2016, what I told you about.
28:55Let's take a look at 2019.
28:56Pulwaba terror attack at the CRP of Jawans,
28:59again sponsored by Pakistan.
29:0040 CRP of Jawans who had lost their life.
29:03Music label T-series temporarily removed songs by Pakistani singers
29:06like Atif Aslam and Raat Fateh Ali Khan from the platforms.
29:10Remember that the artists like to say that there are no borders
29:13when it comes to art.
29:15But the fact is, for Pakistan, there's no border
29:17when it comes to terror either.
29:19So, India will have to then take decisions
29:21and Pakistani artists here
29:23as much paying the consequence of it.
29:26Shivani Sharma joining me for the latest on that.
29:28Shivani, because remember these,
29:30these are, I think, some of the biggest names of Pakistan
29:33who also have a certain influence
29:35and popularity in India too.
29:37So, after news channels,
29:39after other controversial handles of Pakistan,
29:41why the artists?
29:42Pooja, see, most of the artists of Pakistan
29:48have gained popularity once they crossed the borders,
29:51their talent was recognized in India.
29:54But now, this time, Indian government is very strong
29:58and very particular that nothing doing,
30:00nothing except the terror attacks,
30:04the counter-terror measures.
30:06So, anything diplomatically can go on
30:08only after these terror measures are taken,
30:11the operations against terror,
30:12are taken and acknowledgement by Pakistan should come.
30:16So, all in all, all cut-off has been done
30:19on diplomatic fronts and also for the artists
30:21because, you know, most of these artists
30:22have been mongering rumors,
30:24mongering fake information, false narratives
30:27through their channels in India.
30:29They have a big fan following in India.
30:31They have a big subscription model in India.
30:35They have a big base here.
30:37So, all this needs to be curtailed.
30:39That's what the government felt.
30:40And after the MHA had recommended
30:41that all these channels that have been giving misinformation,
30:46you remember how the cricketer,
30:48Shahid Afridi, has been making comments
30:51on India, Indian army.
30:53And many other artists from Pakistan
30:55have been doing similar acts.
30:58Shahid Afridi, that Shahid Afridi enjoyed fair share of popularity.
31:04Indians actually gave him that benefit of doubt
31:06as a great cricketer and how he's ensured
31:09that he instead stands with the kind of terror-supporting nation
31:13that he hails from with the establishment.
31:15The government has never really empathized
31:17with the terror victims or how Pakistan has sponsored terror
31:20consistently against India.
31:22However, right now, this is what is happening
31:24that artists and handles that they have on social media
31:28with millions of following has been barred for now.
31:31Perhaps till the days to come when the tensions could be settled.
31:34We have some breaking news coming in from the border.
31:36Shivani, stay on with me.
31:37Remember, there are definitely tensions
31:47with regard to India-Pakistan right now
31:49and the security and intelligence agencies
31:51have been asked to maintain a high alert
31:53along the border with Bangladesh and Myanmar.
31:57Amid these tensions,
31:58the intelligence agencies have been asked
32:01to maintain a high alert along the border
32:02with Bangladesh and Myanmar
32:04in view of the recent activities there.
32:06Agencies have been told to be extra-vigilant
32:09even along the Bangladesh border
32:11in view of the actions by the government there.
32:13Increasing presence of ISI and Pakistani military officials
32:17or remember in many ways in the guise
32:19of perhaps the infiltration that could happen.
32:22Pakistan has tried to strengthen relationship
32:24with Bangladesh,
32:26especially after Mohammed Yoros has taken over the government.
32:30Remember the country, Bangladesh,
32:33that was ravaged literally by Pakistan,
32:36which was earlier called East-West Pakistan.
32:39India helped liberate it.
32:40And now it appears India is beginning to face problems
32:43at the border because of Pakistan-Bangladesh
32:46possibly coming together.
32:48Radical Islamist groups are also increasing in Bangladesh
32:51as reports have been coming in
32:53and Pakistan could use that to push into India.
32:58Shivani Sharma continues to be with me on that.
33:01Shivani helped explain this
33:02because primarily the tension is
33:04at the India-Pakistan border.
33:06Why is it that the agencies have to be cautious
33:08with Bangladesh as well,
33:10who we have been as good alliance partners
33:14for a long time?
33:16Shivani, if you can hear me,
33:21that clearly at this juncture,
33:23we are looking not just at Pakistan border
33:25when it comes to tensions,
33:26but also Bangladesh.
33:27Why?
33:32Alright, so that's the latest coming in.
33:34Remember Bangladesh,
33:35especially when it comes to recent Bengal tensions
33:36like in Murshidabad,
33:38where Hindus said that they have been
33:39repeatedly and brutally targeted.
33:42The belief by the agencies also is,
33:45as the reports are,
33:46an intel charter is being picked up,
33:47that this is also in many ways
33:49infiltration from Bangladesh.
33:51Radical elements that are escalating tensions
33:53at the border managing to infiltrate.
33:56Shivani, if you can hear me,
33:57the fact that the tensions are
34:00with Pakistan at the border,
34:01why do the agencies have to also be cautious
34:03when it comes to Bangladesh right now?
34:06Pooja, the things have actually changed
34:09drastically in Bangladesh
34:10after Sheikh Harsina had to fled her own country
34:13in August 2024.
34:15And since then,
34:17there have been vulnerable border attempts
34:21close to the India and Bangladesh border also.
34:24For that,
34:25in past few months,
34:26the agencies have been giving input
34:28that there is a collaboration that goes on
34:31with Bangladesh Islamic radical elements
34:35and some of the groups in Pakistan also.
34:38And that whole area of India and Bangladesh border
34:42is sensitive for a month.
34:44So that is why it's very important
34:46for the agencies to improve,
34:48to keep a vigil at this area of Pooja
34:52because it's important for the forces
34:54to keep guarding the borders at all sides.
34:57Maybe we can have a bigger strike
35:00in the coming days,
35:02but we have to be very vigilant on all the sides,
35:05not only India-Pakistan border,
35:06but India-Bangladesh border.
35:08For that matter,
35:09on all the northern borders,
35:10all the eastern and western borders,
35:14the Indian forces are vigilant.
35:15They do not want to take any kind of risk.
35:18There are threats
35:19that have been indicated by the agencies
35:22about the collaborations
35:23of Bangladesh and Pakistan.
35:25So to avoid any kind of security threats,
35:29to counter all these security threats,
35:31the agencies are up in ante,
35:34not only in the Bangladesh side,
35:36but Pakistan side,
35:37and also for that matter,
35:38on all the northern borders.
35:40Right, keep tracking all the latest on this,
35:42Shivani, as she's telling us,
35:43how remember,
35:44that India otherwise always believes
35:46that Bangladesh has been a friend
35:48and alliance partner,
35:49could face tensions when it comes to,
35:51and not just Bangladesh, Myanmar too,
35:53because of especially infiltration into India.
35:58But here's the latest,
35:59what's happening in the international quarters
36:01with regard to India and Pakistan.
36:03U.S. Secretary of State,
36:04Mark Rubio,
36:05dialed External Affairs Minister,
36:06S.J. Shankar,
36:07and Pakistan Prime Minister,
36:08Shahbaz Sharif,
36:09separately of course,
36:10and has pushed for de-escalation.
36:12Rubio reaffirmed America's commitment
36:14to cooperation with India
36:15and against terrorism.
36:17He has also encouraged India
36:19to work with Pakistan
36:20to de-escalate tensions,
36:23to maintain peace and security.
36:25He's encouraging Pakistan
36:26to work with India
36:27to not only de-escalate,
36:29but also to re-establish
36:30direct communication,
36:32maintain peace and security.
36:34S.J. Shankar reiterating though,
36:36that about India's stand,
36:38perpetrators and backers of terror
36:40will be brought to justice,
36:42is what our government stand is right now.
36:44Well, you know,
36:48you are right
36:48because we have seen
36:49many statements coming in
36:50from across the world,
36:51most of the leaders
36:52standing firmly behind India.
36:54But, you know,
36:55looking at the fact
36:56that India has tried
36:57to make sure
36:57that these incidents
36:58do not happen way back,
36:59what happened was in 2019,
37:01and now we are seeing
37:02this attack on civilians.
37:03So, India responding
37:05is something
37:06that we will definitely see.
37:07But with regards
37:08to the United States,
37:09do you believe, Bill,
37:10that there could also be
37:11an offer coming in
37:12from the U.S.
37:13to mediate in this
37:14situation at the moment?
37:17Yeah, I think
37:18the U.S.
37:19could be interested in that.
37:20I think the U.S.
37:21is invested in anything
37:22that can keep
37:24this situation
37:24from escalating uncontrollably.
37:29And so,
37:30if that looks like mediation,
37:31I think it's likely
37:33that the U.S.
37:33would be very keen
37:34to use its connections
37:37with both countries
37:38to facilitate more dialogue.
37:41We have seen how China
37:42also, in fact,
37:43has come out
37:43with a statement,
37:44China very clearly
37:45saying that the entire
37:46Southeast Asia
37:47is very closely
37:48looking at what's happening
37:49between India and Pakistan.
37:51In fact, China
37:51is also saying
37:52that there should be
37:52neutral investigation
37:53in this terror attack.
37:55Yeah, that's right.
37:58And China has vested interests
38:01in this region.
38:01Really, the whole world,
38:03I think,
38:04is on edge
38:05about this situation.
38:06It's developing
38:07very rapidly.
38:08These are two
38:08nuclear-armed states
38:10with a history
38:11of conflict.
38:13Pakistan
38:13is in a relatively
38:16unstable,
38:17fragile place.
38:18and this attack
38:20is a direct affront
38:22to Prime Minister Modi's
38:24success
38:26in attempting
38:28to kind of stabilize
38:29this region.
38:31So, there's a lot
38:32of volatility
38:32and as a result,
38:34I think a lot of countries
38:36are heavily invested
38:37in trying to make sure
38:39that this situation
38:41doesn't spiral
38:41out of control.
38:43So, remember clearly,
38:44whether it's the U.S.
38:45or other international
38:46leaders as well,
38:47they've asked for
38:48a de-escalation,
38:49it's understandable.
38:50Pakistan, meanwhile,
38:52has its markets
38:52that are crashing
38:53as panic has gripped
38:55investors.
38:56They've had a
38:56cabinet meeting,
38:57they are organizing
38:58press conferences
38:59at an emergency level.
39:01Pakistan is saying
39:03that there's an imminent strike.
39:04India hasn't even
39:05mentioned it right now.
39:06Let's listen in
39:06to how the matter
39:07even reached
39:08the UNSC.
39:13The Pakistan stock exchange
39:15plunged by more than
39:163,500 points
39:17on Wednesday
39:18as uncertainty
39:19took hold
39:20due to increasing risk
39:21of a showdown
39:22with India.
39:24The uncertainty
39:25caused a midnight crisis
39:26cabinet meeting.
39:28Pakistan claimed
39:29that it has
39:30credible intelligence
39:31about India
39:32carrying out
39:33a military strike
39:34within the next
39:3524 to 36 hours.
39:37Pakistan has
39:41credible intelligence
39:43that India
39:44intends carrying out
39:45military action
39:46against Pakistan
39:48in the next
39:4924 to 36 hours
39:51on the pretext
39:52of baseless
39:53and concocted
39:55allegations
39:55of involvement
39:57in the
39:57Pahalgaam incident.
39:58On Tuesday,
40:00UNSC issued
40:01a press statement
40:02condemning
40:03in the strongest
40:04terms
40:04the terrorist
40:05attack in
40:06Pahalgaam
40:06of Jammu
40:07and Kashmir.
40:08The 15-nation
40:08council stressed
40:09that those
40:10responsible
40:11should be
40:12held accountable
40:12and the organisers
40:14and sponsors
40:15of this
40:15reprehensible
40:16act of terror
40:17should be
40:18brought to justice.
40:1926 people
40:23were brutally
40:23killed
40:24and UNSC
40:25expressed
40:25their deepest
40:26sympathy
40:27and condolences
40:28to the families
40:29of the victims
40:29and to the
40:30government of India
40:31and the government
40:32of Nepal
40:32and wished
40:34a speedy
40:35and full recovery
40:36to those
40:37who were injured.
40:38The press statement
40:39is a declaration
40:40to the media
40:40made by the
40:41president of the
40:42security council
40:43on behalf
40:44of all 15 members.
40:46The US
40:47had floated
40:47the draft statement
40:48which was then
40:49discussed
40:50by council members.
40:52Pakistan currently
40:53sits in the
40:54UN Security Council
40:56as a non-permanent
40:57member
40:58while India
40:59is not part of it
41:00for the time being.
41:01A press statement
41:02requires agreement
41:03from all council members
41:04and is a
41:05negotiated text.
41:07The statement
41:07did not have
41:08any mention
41:08of the perpetrator
41:10terror organization
41:11TRF.
41:14Pakistan claimed
41:15that it pushed
41:16for the omission.
41:18I said
41:20here
41:20we have
41:20evidence
41:21that this
41:22resistance
41:23forum
41:24has done
41:25TRF
41:25done
41:26then we will
41:27give it
41:28or
41:29give it
41:29their ownership
41:30to give it
41:30that they
41:31have
41:32the media
41:33that they
41:34have owned
41:34and owned
41:34it.
41:34It was
41:35a joke.
41:36It was not.
41:37It was not.
41:37It was not.
41:37It was not.
41:38It was about
41:39U.N. Secretary General spoke separately on Tuesday with Pakistan's Prime Minister
41:58Shahbaz Sharif and India's Foreign Minister S.J. Shankar.
42:03In his phone calls, the Secretary General reiterated his strong condemnation of the April 22 terrorist
42:10attack that took place in Jammu and Kashmir. The Secretary General noted the importance of
42:16pursuing justice and accountability for these attacks through lawful means. The Secretary
42:21General also expressed his deep concern at the rising tensions between India and Pakistan,
42:28and he also underscored the need to avoid a confrontation that could result in tragic
42:33consequences. The Secretary General offered his good officers to support any de-escalation efforts.
42:42Both UK and USA have reiterated their support to India in its fight against terror and at
42:48the same time have called for peace amid escalating tension. Bureau Report, India Today.
42:58All right, so that of course is our top story and we'll continue to track the latest on
43:02that, but let's move on now to domestic news. In a decision that has been announced by the
43:07government, the government of the centre has announced that a caste census will be conducted
43:12alongside the upcoming national population census. Making this announcement, government of the
43:17centre listed out what it called Congress Party's hypocrisy on the issue, suggesting inconsistencies
43:23in opposition's past stance when it comes to the caste-based enumeration. But LOP Rahul Gandhi,
43:29who's consistently pushed for the caste census, welcomed the centre's decision, but he described
43:34it as being taken under pressure, pressure possibly of the opposition parties. The Congress party has
43:39been quick to claim credit over this, that they were able to push the centre to eventually take up and
43:44announce the important caste census issue. Other opposition leaders also welcoming the move,
43:50especially ahead of the Bihar elections, but they are raising questions about the timing,
43:55the methodology that will be used during the census.
43:59एक प्रकार से इस विशे के उपर कॉंग्रेस केवल राजनीती करती
44:04रही, लेकिन धन्यवाद परधान मंत्री मोदी जी का जिन्होंने ये आयतिहासिक निर्णे लिया,
44:11जिस निर्णे के कारण भारत का जो अंतिम व्यक्ति है, उस तक विकास को पहुचाने में एक बहुत बड़ी मदद मिलेगी.
44:20ये बहुत बड़ा फैसला है, बहुत बड़ा निर्णे है, और आयतिहासिक निर्णे है, इस निर्णे से सामाजिक नियाई का महादवार खुल जाएगा, सबको नियाई मिलेगा, उन्हें ने शिर्व अस्वासन ही दिया है, केवल गोशनाई की है, ओड बैंकी राजनीती क
44:5041.
45:0942.
45:19Caste census, we have been fighting now for some time, government has opposed.
45:26For some reason, we don't understand what that reason is.
45:29They have suddenly decided to do it. We welcome that.
45:33We are happy that they have done the caste census.
45:38I hope they will allot budget and they will start this caste census quickly,
45:47a general census also, and they should release quickly so that people should get benefit.
45:56Whether this will definitely do any good to the backward classes or scheduled caste, scheduled tribes is the question.
46:02Because even now there is a reservation percentage of about 49 percent.
46:07I think it should not exceed 50 percent is what the Supreme Court had stated.
46:11Out of this 49 percent, how many were employed?
46:15I have data for all central government institutions, colleges, courts, offices, banks, all public sector retakings.
46:26In nowhere, this data, this 49 percent seats were fulfilled by the OBCs, SEs and STs.
46:34What they speak is different from what they do.
46:39So this has been an interesting announcement. Mixed reactions have come on this.
46:44The Narendra Modi government's decision that with the national population census upcoming,
46:48there will also be a caste mention, a caste census on it as well.
46:51Opposition welcoming it because in many ways, remember for the Congress, this was the Lok Sabha election campaign cornerstone.
46:58Let's take a look at this report about the reactions and the strategy of the government with regard to caste census.
47:05While India waited with bated breath on a big announcement coming in concerning the Pehalgaam attacks,
47:12the government took everybody by surprise by making a massive announcement.
47:18The government has decided that caste census will take place along with the national census.
47:25The demand for a caste census blew up politically with the backdrop of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections,
47:38where the Congress raised the clarion call of jitni abadi utna hak.
47:57The government, while making the announcement today, stressed on what they deemed has been Congress's double-speak.
48:04The Congress, though, was quick to take credit, stressing they have already conducted the caste survey in Telangana,
48:28an already proposed reservation based on it.
48:32Jairam Ramesh tweeted a letter from 2023 stating that the Congress President Malik Arjun Khadge then
48:39had requested the Prime Minister to conduct a caste survey immediately.
48:46Caste census, we have been fighting now for some time.
48:50Government has opposed.
48:52For some reason, we don't understand what that reason is.
48:55They have suddenly decided to do it.
48:58We welcome that.
48:59We are happy that they have done the caste census.
49:04While the move will have tectonic political implications,
49:07the state of Bihar, going into elections in less than six months,
49:12will feel its maximum political impact.
49:16The Bihar Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar, tweeted, welcoming the move.
49:23The political minefield that this move exposes will require deft political maneuvering.
49:29Till now, the dream of Baba Sahib Ambedkar, of a caste-less society, has only but remained a dream and a mirage.
49:38The hard reality is that caste continues to play a huge role in governance and social equity and policy.
49:45And for that, will it be better to have real numbers or continue to operate blind?
49:51So this definitely will become a heated political debate and especially as and when it begins,
50:00what will be the impact or consequence of it?
50:02I'm wrapping up this bulletin for now.