24 OCTOBER 2019
Pakistan and India sign Sikh pilgrimage corridor agreement
India and Pakistan have signed an agreement to operationalize the Kartarpur corridor, which will connect Sikh shrines located on either side of the border
https://www.dw.com/en/india-pakistan-sign-historic-agreement-to-construct-kartarpur-corridor/a-50966396
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/10/pakistan-india-sign-sikh-pilgrimage-corridor-agreement-191024101203153.html
15 OCTOBER 2019
Will not allow water to Pakistan: Indian Prime Minister Modi
“For 70 years, the water which belongs to India and the farmers of Haryana flowed to Pakistan. Modi will stop this water and bring it to your houses,” the Prime Minister said in an election meeting, the second in two days, in Charki Dadri in Haryana
https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/india/will-not-allow-water-to-pakistan-indian-prime-minister-modi-1.67148514
https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/our-share-of-river-waters-will-no-more-go-to-pakistan-pm/article29690436.ece?homepage=true
5 OCTOBER 2019
India, Bangladesh sign seven pacts
In a joint statement issued on Saturday, India and Bangladesh hailed the bilateral ties between the two countries, as they signed seven agreements including the setting up of a joint coastal surveillance system
https://gulfnews.com/world/asia/india/india-bangladesh-sign-seven-pacts-1.1570287889918
https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2019/10/05/bangladesh-signs-7-deals-with-india-following-hasina-modi-talks-in-new-delhi
10 SEPTEMBER 2019
India, Nepal inaugurate South Asia’s first cross-border oil pipeline
South Asia’s first cross-border oil pipeline with an annual capacity of 2 million metric tonnes was jointly inaugurated via video conference on Tuesday by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Nepalese counterpart KP Sharma Oli
https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/india-nepal-inaugurate-south-asia-s-first-cross-border-oil-pipeline/story-iwMxgmp6UsAfsyyJGqon5J.html
https://www.aninews.in/videos/national/pm-modi-nepal-pm-kp-sharma-oli-jointly-inaugurate-cross-border-petroleum-products-pipeline/
15 AUGUST 2019
Kashmir cross-border fire ‘kills 3 Pakistani, 5 Indian soldiers’
Pakistan’s army has said at least three Pakistani and five Indian soldiers have been killed after a cross-border exchange of fire in the disputed region of Kashmir, prompting a denial by New Delhi that there were fatalities among its forces
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/08/kashmir-fire-loc-kills-3-pakistani-5-indian-troops-190815125820838.html
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/indian-army-rejects-as-fictitious-pak-militarys-claim-of-killing-5-indian-soldiers-along-loc-in-jk/articleshow/70691327.cms
https://www.dawn.com/news/1499681/3-pakistan-army-soldiers-martyred-in-loc-firing-by-indian-forces-ispr
4 AUGUST 2019
Kashmir tensions intensify amid India, Pakistan skirmishes
The Indian military on Sunday (Aug 4) claimed to have killed several Pakistani attackers trying to cross the de facto border in Kashmir, as tensions ratcheted up in the disputed region and sent thousands of tourists fleeing
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/india-pakistan-trade-attack-claims-as-kashmir-tensions-rise
https://www.chinadailyasia.com/articles/112/151/161/1564906434449.html?newsId=90920
19 APRIL 2019
India suspends Kashmir border trade with Pakistan
India has suspended trade across its disputed Kashmir border with Pakistan, alleging that weapons and drugs are being smuggled across the route, as tensions simmer between the nuclear-armed neighbours
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/india-suspends-kashmir-border-trade-with-pakistan
3 APRIL 2019
India–Maldives relations improving despite obstacles
India–Maldives relations under Maldivian President Ibrahim Mohammed Solih started well. But sustaining the positive momentum will require hard work given complicated domestic politics, external relations and strategic interests
https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2019/04/12/india-maldives-relations-improving-despite-obstacles/
7 APRIL 2019
Islamabad says New Delhi planning military aggression
Pakistan’s Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi says Islamabad has credible intelligence that India is planning an attack between April 16 to April 20
https://www.trtworld.com/asia/islamabad-says-new-delhi-planning-military-aggression-pakistan-india-24534
https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/454747-india-likely-to-launch-attacks-against-pakistan-between-april-16-20-fm
14 MARCH 2019
India, Pakistan Agree for Smooth Progress in Sikh Shrine Project Amid Tensions
India and Pakistan have claimed that Thursday’s meeting on the Kartarpur corridor issue concluded with a significant understanding on operationalising the project. This was the first bilateral meet to discuss the modalities and the draft agreement for facilitation of pilgrims to visit Gurudwara Kartarpur Sahib using the Kartarpur Corridor
https://sputniknews.com/asia/201903141073235920-india-pakistan-kartarpur-passage/
https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2019/03/14/pakistan-india-hold-first-round-of-talks-on-kartarpur-corridor-in-delhi/
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/india-seeks-visa-free-access-for-5000-pilgrims-per-day-to-kartarpur-gurdwara-in-pakistan/articleshow/68410402.cms
4 MARCH 2019
59 Nobel laureates urge Imran, Modi to defuse tensions
Fifty nine Nobel laureates have written letters to the Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan urging them to “defuse the rising tensions” between the two countries, according to a statement
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/articleshow/68246837.cms?utm_source=contentofinterest&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=cppst
1 MARCH 2019
Pakistan hands over captured Indian pilot at Wagah border
An Indian Air Force pilot captured by Pakistan was returned to India at the Wagah border crossing on Friday to the cheers of hundreds of countrymen who gathered to give him a hero’s welcome
https://www.thenational.ae/world/asia/pakistan-hands-over-captured-indian-pilot-at-wagah-border-1.831819
https://sputniknews.com/asia/201903011072877680-handover-footage-indian-pilot/
27 FEBRUARY 2019
Pakistan says it shot down 2 Indian aircraft in Kashmir
Pakistan said on Wednesday (Feb 27) it shot down two Indian warplanes in its airspace over disputed Kashmir, in a dramatic escalation of a confrontation that has ignited fears of an all-out conflict between the nuclear-armed neighbours
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/asia/pakistan-says-it-shot-down-2-indian-aircraft-in-kashmir-11294006
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-47383634
26 FEBRUARY 2019
India Strikes Pakistani Village In Retaliation For Attack In Kashmir
India says its fighter jets crossed a disputed border as they headed into Pakistan before dawn Tuesday, conducting airstrikes on a militant training camp and killing “a very large number of terrorists.”
https://www.npr.org/2019/02/26/698046256/india-strikes-pakistani-village-in-retaliation-for-attack-in-kashmir
https://www.asiatimes.com/2019/02/videos/indian-fighter-jets-hit-pakistan-terrorist-camp-2/
https://www.trtworld.com/asia/india-says-carried-out-air-strike-on-terror-camp-inside-pakistan-24503
20 FEBRUARY 2019
UN Secretary General urges ‘maximum restraint’ in India-Pakistan Kashmir row
Secretary General Antonio Guterres offered UN assistance to try to defuse the row between the nuclear-armed arch-rivals, as the Indian prime minister continued to weigh retaliation for a suicide bombing that killed at least 40 of his policemen
https://www.thenational.ae/world/asia/un-secretary-general-urges-maximum-restraint-in-india-pakistan-kashmir-row-1.828157
15 FEBRUARY 2019
How South Asia can become a free trade area
The South Asian Free Trade Area (SAFTA) agreement has been in effect since 2006—with little success
http://blogs.worldbank.org/endpovertyinsouthasia/how-south-asia-can-become-free-trade-area
Pakistan ready to repair ties with India as shrine corridor opens for Sikhs
In a rare sign of cooperation between South Asia’s two nuclear-armed rivals, India and Pakistan agreed to set up a visa-free corridor that will allow Sikhs to easily visit their shrines on each side of the border
https://www.trtworld.com/asia/pakistan-ready-to-repair-ties-with-india-as-shrine-corridor-opens-for-sikhs-22031
https://www.dw.com/en/kartarpur-corridor-can-india-and-pakistan-bring-down-their-berlin-wall/a-46491889
https://www.dawn.com/news/1448172/we-want-civilised-ties-with-india-pm-khan-lays-foundation-stone-for-long-awaited-kartarpur-corridor
22 NOVEMBER 2018
Pakistan to open Kartarpur Corridor for Sikh pilgrims, Imran Khan to break ground
Pakistan has conveyed to India its decision to open the Kartarpur Corridor for the Sikh pilgrims on the occasion of Guru Nanak’s 550th birth anniversary, Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi said on Thursday, a development which could help ease tensions between the two neighbours
http://www.asianage.com/india/all-india/221118/pakistan-to-open-kartarpur-corridor-for-sikh-pilgrims-imran-khan-to-break-ground.html
https://www.oneindia.com/india/india-gives-nod-to-kartarpur-sahib-corridor-construction-whats-it-about-2811726.html
https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2018/11/22/pakistan-welcomes-indias-decision-to-open-kartarpur-crossing/
30 SEPTEMBER 2018
India and Pakistan clash in UN over terror support
India and Pakistan exchanged barbs at the United Nations on Saturday after plans for a rare meeting between the foreign ministers in New York fell through
https://www.dw.com/en/india-and-pakistan-clash-in-un-over-terror-support/a-45694162
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2018/09/india-pakistan-trade-barbs-failed-bid-talks-180929202643933.html
https://gulfnews.com/news/asia/pakistan/pakistan-accuses-india-of-suspending-dialogue-to-resolve-issues-1.2284332
21 SEPTEMBER 2018
New Delhi cancels Pakistan, India Foreign Ministers meeting
New Delhi has cancelled meeting of Pakistan and India Foreign Ministers scheduled to be held next week in New York, Indian media reported
https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/371657-new-delhi-cancels-pakistan-india-foreign-ministers-meeting
https://www.dawn.com/news/1434285/india-cancels-new-york-meeting-with-pakistan-says-pm-khans-true-face-revealed
21 AUGUST 2018
Pakistan’s new PM proposes dialogue with India
Pakistan’s newly-elected prime minister on Tuesday offered to start a dialogue with India to resolve long-running disputes between the two nuclear-armed rivals, including over the Kashmir region
http://www.foxnews.com/world/2018/08/21/pakistans-new-pm-proposes-dialogue-with-india.html
https://www.dawn.com/news/1428400/pm-khan-says-india-pakistan-must-dialogue-resolve-differences
https://tribune.com.pk/story/1785949/1-dialogue-best-way-resolve-conflict-pakistan-india-pm-imran/
3 MAY 2018
India, Pakistan clash on Kashmir border ends brief truce
India and Pakistan exchanged fire across the Kashmir border on Sunday (June 3), officials said, killing two guards and ending a days-old agreement to honour a ceasefire in the disputed region
https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/south-asia/india-pakistan-clash-on-kashmir-border-ends-brief-truce
http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2018/06/03/563770/India-Pakistan-Kashmir-border-clashes
http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2018/jun/03/latest-ceasefire-violation-proves-pakistan-says-one-thing-does-another-bsf-ig-1823246.html
30 MAY 2018
Pakistan, India agree to stop trading fire in disputed Kashmir
Pakistan and India have agreed to stop trading artillery fire in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, and on Wednesday the situation was calm after months of routine skirmishes that killed dozens of soldiers and civilians
https://www.trtworld.com/asia/pakistan-india-agree-to-stop-trading-fire-in-disputed-kashmir-17848
http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2018/05/30/563346/Pakistan-India-Kashmir-2003-truce
http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/2148542/thousands-go-home-india-pakistan-agree-end-kashmir-firing
18 MAY 2018
Nine killed as India and Pakistan exchange cross-border gunfire along Kashmir frontier
Indian and Pakistani forces exchanged gunfire across the tense, heavily militarised Kashmir border on Friday, leaving eight civilians and an Indian soldier dead
https://www.thenational.ae/world/asia/nine-killed-as-india-and-pakistan-exchange-cross-border-gunfire-along-kashmir-frontier-1.731690
https://www.dawn.com/news/1408474/3-children-among-4-civilians-killed-by-indian-firing-across-working-boundary-ispr
https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/4-civilians-killed-1-bsf-jawan-martyred-in-pakistan-firing-in-jammu-1236390-2018-05-18
30 APRIL 2018
It’s Time For India To Redefine Its South Asia Strategy – Analysis
8 APRIL 2018
Modi rules out India’s participation in Saarc summit in Pakistan
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi conveyed to his Nepalese counterpart KP Sharma Oli India’s firm opposition to the staging of the SAARC Summit by Islamabad, given the fact that Pakistan continued to support cross-border terrorism from its territory
http://www.thedailystar.net/politics/modi-rules-out-indias-participation-south-asian-association-for-regional-cooperation-saarc-summit-pakistan-cross-border-terrorism-1559755
https://tribune.com.pk/story/1680503/9-india-hints-sabotaging-saarc-summit-scheduled-pakistan/
Thousands relocated in Kashmir as Pakistani and Indian forces trade fire
Authorities on both sides of the disputed Kashmir region depopulate villages following heavy artillery exchange by the Pakistani and Indian armies, in the worst border skirmishes since the 2003 ceasefire
https://www.trtworld.com/asia/thousands-relocated-in-kashmir-as-pakistani-and-indian-forces-trade-fire-15493
http://www.firstpost.com/india/panicky-villagers-along-loc-in-kashmirs-uri-flee-homes-amid-heavy-shelling-pakistan-army-tells-locals-to-leave-4366891.html
23 FEBRUARY 2018
Afghan, Pakistani, Indian officials launch Turkmen natural gas pipeline
The Afghan president and Pakistani prime minister have inaugurated a 1,814 kilometer gas pipeline that will carry Turkmenistan’s natural gas to Afghanistan as well as Pakistan and India after its construction officially began on the Afghan-Turkmen border
http://www.presstv.com/Detail/2018/02/23/553352/Afghanistan-natural-gas-pipeline-Turkmenistan-Pakistan-India-Kabul-inauguration-President-Ashraf-Ghani
http://www.radio.gov.pk/23-02-2018/ceremony-held-in-herat-on-completion-of-turkmenistan-section-of-tapi-project
6 FEBRUARY 2018
As the political game of chess continues in Maldives, India still stuck in decision-making mode
Even as the Indian government issued its first public statement on Tuesday condemning the island nation’s government for declaring a state of emergency, it has yet to decide what role it will play in the ongoing Maldives crisis
https://thewire.in/221711/political-game-chess-continues-maldives-india-still-stuck-decision-making-mode/
https://www.oneindia.com/india/maldives-crisis-india-keep-troops-ready-2636239.html
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/02/06/maldives-opposition-pleads-india-send-troops-countrys-president/
4 JANUARY 2017
Pakistan gives over a million Afghan refugees 30 days to leave country
Pakistan has given over a million Afghan refugees until the end of the month to leave the country, in an announcement on Wednesday, following US accusations that Islamabad shelters some of the fiercest factions of the Taliban fighting US and Afghan soldiers in neighbouring Afghanistan
https://www.trtworld.com/asia/pakistan-gives-over-a-million-afghan-refugees-30-days-to-leave-country-13892
15 NOVEMBER 2017
India-Pakistan Relations: Beyond the Security Narrative
In recent weeks, US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson’s visit to Afghanistan and Pakistan on October 24, 2017 and his visit to New Delhi visit on October 25, and Afghan President Ashraf Ghani’s visit to New Delhi on October 24, have drawn significant attention to South Asia’s geo-political situation
http://ippreview.com/index.php/Home/Blog/single/id/589.html
23 SEPTEMBER 2017
Pakistan’s Second Strike Capability: Implications for South Asian Stability
Pakistan and India since their independence involved in never-ending arms race despite the fact the Pakistan cannot compete with Indian conventional weapon capability but in order to compete with them, they developed a nuclear and tactical weapon. India already has a second strike capability
http://moderndiplomacy.eu/index.php?option=com_k2&view=item&id=2987:pakistan-s-second-strike-capability-implications-for-south-asian-stability
1 JULY 2017
Kashmiri rebel chief rejects US terror sanctions
The leader of a prominent Kashmir rebel group has rejected U.S. sanctions and vowed to continue fighting until the disputed Himalayan region is “liberated from India.”
https://www.voanews.com/a/kashmiri-rebel-chief-rejects-us-terror-sanctions/3924209.html
https://www.dawn.com/news/1342575/us-decision-will-not-affect-legitimate-struggle-for-kashmirs-freedom-syed-salahuddin
https://tribune.com.pk/story/1448045/declaring-terrorist-joint-move-us-israel-india-hum-chief-syed-salahuddin/
7 MAY 2017
50 Afghan soldiers killed, over 100 injured in retaliatory fire: Pakistan
Inspector General FC (IGFC) Major General Nadeem Ahmad on Sunday said that at least 50 Afghan soldiers were killed and over 100 injured when Pakistan responded to the firing by Afghan border police
https://www.thenews.com.pk/latest/203046-50-Afghan-soldiers-killed-over-100-injured-in-retaliatory-fire-Pakistan
http://www.dw.com/en/worst-border-clashes-in-years-are-afghanistan-and-pakistan-at-war/a-38743051
10 APRIL 2017
Pakistan risks fallout after army decides to execute Indian ‘spy’
Pakistan will execute an Indian man arrested in the southwestern province of Balochistan last year who officials claim has confessed to being a spy for Indian intelligence, the country’s powerful military
http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/south-asia/article/2086473/pakistan-risks-fallout-after-army-decides-execute-indian-spy
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/khulbhushan-jadhav-pakistan-deathsentence-4607384/
https://tribune.com.pk/story/1379765/pakistan-sentences-indian-spy-kulbushan-yadav-death/
8 APRIL 2017
India and Bangladesh sign 22 pacts
India and Bangladesh today signed 22 pacts in key sectors including defence and civil nuclear but the long-pending Teesta waters sharing agreement remained elusive though Prime Minister Narendra Modi conveyed his government’s commitment for an “early solution”
http://gulfnews.com/news/asia/india/india-bangla-ink-22-pacts-pm-assures-early-solution-on-teesta-1.2008051
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/india-bangladesh-step-up-cooperation-top-developments/articleshow/58085009.cms
http://www.thestatesman.com/india/pm-modi-sheikh-hasina-launch-india-bangladesh-rail-bus-services-1491641478.htm
30 MARCH 2017
India’s demonetization shock pushes Nepal closer To China
Frustrated by India’s failure to help address the fallout of New Delhi’s rupee demonetization, Nepal is turning to China for economic and security matters
https://fronteranews.com/news/asia/indias-demonetization-shock-pushes-nepal-closer-to-china/
24 MARCH 2017
Bangladeshi PM Sheikh Hasina’s India visit is critical for South Asia
Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s forthcoming three-day visit to India (April 07-10), after two postponements, mainly because of the Indian government’s preoccupation with domestic issues, is expected to take the bilateral relations a notch higher
http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/node/2133
21 MARCH 2017
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has bought himself time with election showing but reconciliation with Pakistan still unlikely
A landslide election victory and a more conciliatory army chief may not be enough to push nuclear-armed enemies India and Pakistan toward renewed talks, even as small signs of cooperation over sensitive security issues emerge
http://www.scmp.com/news/asia/diplomacy/article/2080135/indian-prime-minister-narendra-modi-has-bought-himself-time
20 MARCH 2017
Pakistan and India discuss their water dispute in Islamabad
Pakistani and Indian experts have opened round-table talks in Islamabad over water disputes between the two nuclear-armed Neighbors
http://www.chinadailyasia.com/asia/2017-03/20/content_15588554.html
http://gulfnews.com/news/asia/pakistan/pakistan-india-discuss-water-dispute-in-islamabad-1.1997322
http://nation.com.pk/national/20-Mar-2017/pakistan-india-to-discuss-3-projects-as-water-talks-begin-in-lahore
9 MARCH 2017
Pakistan indefinitely closes border with Afghanistan amid rising tension
Pakistan has indefinitely closed two border crossings with Afghanistan after opening them for two days to let through Afghans with visas, officials said on Thursday
http://zeenews.india.com/asia/pakistan-indefinitely-closes-border-with-afghanistan-amid-rising-tension_1984961.html
http://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2017/03/09/pak-afghan-border-closes-for-indefinite-period/
9 FEBRUARY 2017
Chinese development in Indian Ocean raising concern of possible militarisation among major players
Japan, India, Australia and the United States are closely monitoring China’s infrastructure development on the Indian Ocean rim amid increasing concern about the potential for militarisation in the sea lanes which carry much of the world’s oïl.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2017-02-09/could-the-indian-ocean-become-south-china-sea/8257204?section=world
16 DECEMBER 2016
The Tangled History of the Afghanistan-India-Pakistan Triangle
Kabul’s foreign policy approach has shifted between favoring India and Pakistan since the partition
http://thediplomat.com/2016/12/the-tangled-history-of-the-afghanistan-india-pakistan-triangle/
4 DECEMBER 2016
Heart of Asia participants slam Pakistan over terrorism
Afghan President Ghani and Indian PM Modi have lashed out at Pakistan for its “lack of cooperation” in the fight against terrorism. Ghani also snubbed Islamabad’s 500-million-dollar aid at the Heart of Asia conference
http://www.dw.com/en/heart-of-asia-participants-slam-pakistan-over-terrorism/a-36633835
http://www.tolonews.com/en/afghanistan/28699-14-nations-adopt-heart-of-asia-declaration
28 SEPTEMBER 2016
SAARC summit cancelled following India-Pakistan tensions
The SAARC summit which was to be held in Islamabad in November this year will be cancelled following India, Bangladesh, Bhutan and Afghanistan’s decision to boycott the summit
http://www.asiapacificstar.com/index.php/sid/248078509
http://tribune.com.pk/story/1190209/bangladesh-pulls-pakistan-summit-tensions-rise/
22 SEPTEMBER 2016
Pakistan is a terrorist state, carries out war crimes, India tells UN
India on Thursday called Pakistan a “terrorist state” and accused it of carrying out “war crimes” against Indians through its “long-standing policy” of sponsoring terrorism, hours after Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif racked up Kashmir issue at the UN General Assembly session
http://atimes.com/2016/09/pak-a-terrorist-state-carries-out-war-crimes-india-tells-un/
http://www.asiapacificstar.com/index.php/sid/247883721
19 SEPTEMBER 2016
Uri attack a deadly blow to Indo-Pakistan ties
The Uri terror attack that has left 18 Indian soldiers dead deals a lethal blow to the already frayed India-Pakistan ties, with the government coming under intense pressure to give a befitting response to Islamabad
http://gulfnews.com/news/asia/india/uri-attack-a-deadly-blow-to-indo-pakistan-ties-1.1898853
25 JUNE 2016
Pakistan and India move closer to SCO
The six-member Shanghai Cooperation Organization approved memorandums on Friday to pave the way for India and Pakistan to join the organization
http://www.chinadailyasia.com/nation/2016-06/25/content_15454167.html
15 JUNE 2016
Pakistan and Afghanistan formally agree over ceasefire at Torkham
The border authorities of Pakistan and Afghanistan on Wednesday formally agreed over ceasefire at Torkham and waved white flags on both sides of the border
http://www.dawn.com/news/1265011/pak-afghan-forces-agree-on-ceasefire-at-torkham-border-wave-white-flags
http://nation.com.pk/national/15-Jun-2016/new-ceasefire-enforced-at-torkham-border
14 JUNE 2016
Pakistan, Afghanistan increase troops ar Khyber Pass border after clash
A Pakistani army officer died on Tuesday after being shot by Afghan forces in a border clash, Pakistan’s military said, a development likely to ratchet up tension between the neighbours who sources said were beefing up troop numbers on either side
http://gulfnews.com/news/asia/pakistan/pakistan-afghanistan-increase-troops-at-khyber-pass-border-after-clash-1.1846138
http://www.voanews.com/content/afghanistan-pakistan-border-tensions/3375279.html
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/06/afghan-soldier-killed-border-clash-pakistan-160613075159320.html
6 JUNE 2015
India and Bangladesh sign historic territory swap deal
Bangladesh and India have sealed a historic land pact to swap territories, which will finally allow tens of thousands of people living in border enclaves to choose their nationality after decades of stateless limbo.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-33033342
http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2015/06/india-bangladesh-seal-land-swap-deal-150606012711866.html
http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/india-bangladesh-seal-historic-land-boundary-agreement/