TUESDAY MULTI-LAYERED COUNTER DRONE AND AIR DEFENCE GRID 13 MAY, 2025 epaper.morningstandard.in 1 facebook.com/TheMorningStandard 1st Layer Counter-drone & Man-Portable Air Defence Systems X.com/TheMornStandard TRADE WAR 2 US, CHINA AGREE TO CUT TARIFFS 2nd Layer Point Air Defence & Short Range Surface to Air Missiles The US and China announced Monday an agreement to reduce tit-for-tat tariffs for 90 days, deescalating a trade war that has roiled financial markets. 3 A CAPITAL VIEW OF NEWS PAGE 11  NEW DELHI  J8.00  3rd Layer Medium Range Surface to Air Missiles PAGES 14 4 4th Layer Long Range Surface to Air Missiles The presence of our aircraft carrier with large number of Mig 29 K fighters and airborne early warning helicopters prevented any suspicious or hostile aircraft The ocean, unmoved by polite requests, remained obstinate for three days. Then Lord Rama, in anger, said - without fear, love does not arise - Air Marshal A K Bharti quoting a verse from Ramcharitmanas Vice Admiral A N Pramod When the courage is high, even the destination touches your feet 4 3 AK A S H AI RD E FE 2 - Rajiv Ghai, DG Military Operations 200 KM NC ES YS T EM 1 IT’S ONLY A PAUSE: MODI TARGETS ENGAGED BY IAF IN PAKISTAN IS AN AF Lahore PAKISTAN INDIA Karachi From left: Possible debris of a Chinese PL-15 LR air-to-air missile; long range rockets; loiter munitions and unmanned aerial systems downed by Indian air defence systems Did business-ceasefire tradeoff to avert nuclear conflict: Trump J AYA N T H J A C O B @ New Delhi US President Donald Trump on Monday claimed that his administration averted a potential nuclear conflict between India and Pakistan by brokering a “full and immediate ceasefire” and offering increased trade as an incentive for de-escalation between the neigbours. “On Saturday my administra, tion helped broker a full and immediate ceasefire, I think, a permanent one, between India and Pakistan, ending a dangerous conflict of two nations with lots of nuclear weapons. And they were going at it hot and heavy, and it was seemingly not go- No reference to trade issues, says India Sources in Delhi denied that the US broached trade issues after Operation Sindoor. “There was no reference to trade in those discussions.” ing to stop,” Trump said in remarks from the White House, calling the halting of military action between two countries was one of the “historic events that took place over the last few days.” Trump claimed that US economic leverage played a key role in persuading the two sides to step back from the brink. “We helped a lot, and we helped also with trade. I said, ‘Come on, we’re going to do a lot of trade with you guys. Let’s stop it. If you stop it, we’re doing trade. If you don’t stop it, we’re not going to do any trade.’” Trump went on to brag, “People have never really used trade the way I used it, that I can tell you, and all of a sudden they said, ‘I think we’re going to stop,’ and they have.” He said: “I think it could have been a bad nuclear war. Millions of people could have been killed. So I’m very proud of that..” Indian sources, however, maintained that the de-escalation agreement was a bilateral initiative between the Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs) of India and Pakistan sans third-party involvement. MAP NOT TO SCALE DGMOs smoke peace pipe in first talks after ‘truce’ M AYA N K S I N G H @ New Delhi THE Directors General of Military Operations (DGMOs) of Pakistan and India on Monday agreed not to initiate aggressive and inimical actions. According an Indian Army readout, in the talks between Lieutenant General Rajiv Ghai and Major General Kashif Chaudhry held at 5 pm, “Issues related to continuing the commitment that both sides must not fire a single shot or initiate any aggressive and inimical action against each other were discussed.” During the talks over the hotline, the two military officials also agreed that both sides consider immediate measures to ensure troop reduction from the borders and forward areas, the Army statement added. The talks were initially scheduled for 12 noon on Monday but were deferred to the evening, though the reason for the delay was not conveyed by the Indian armed forces. It was on Saturday that both sides had announced an agreement to cease all firings and military actions on land, air, and sea, effective immediately . Hours later, Pakistan breached the pact. The talks followed the relentless military operations carried out between the armed forces of the two countries. Indian armed forces launched ‘Operation Sindoor’ on May 7 to destroy nine terror camps located in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir in response to the April 22 Pahalgam terror attack. Western disturbance retreats, capital braces for hot days as temp goes up SC seeks report on Yamuna embankment for mining plea E X P R E SS N E WS S E R V I C E @ New Delhi S U C H I T R A K A LYA N M O H A N T Y @ New Delhi THE Supreme Court has directed the Central Empowered Committee (CEC) to examine issues raised in a plea that an embankment was constructed on the river Yamuna near the Kalesar Wildlife Sanctuary in Haryana to facilitate mining. The petitioner stressed that illegal mining activities abound in Kalesar Wildlife Sanctuary, which is located in the eastern part of Yamunanagar. A two-judge bench, comprising Justices B R Gavai and Augustine George, in its April 29 order, stated that the CEC should examine the issues and submit a report. The SC was hearing a plea alleging that an embankment was built on the river near the wildlife sanctuary, diverting the river’s flow from Haryana to UP Advocate Gaurav Kumar . Bansal, appearing for the applicant, claimed this was done to facilitate rampant mining. The SC asked the petitioner to furnish a copy of the application to the advocates of Haryana and UP governments so that they could comment on the averments made in the plea. Islamabad GH R A J E S H K U M A R T H A K U R @ New Delhi mail” will not work against India, and stressed that New Delhi IN a televised address to the na- is no longer restrained by outtion on Monday Prime Minister dated strategic hesitations. Modi , Narendra Modi delivered a clear went on to reinforce the new and uncompromising message paradigm: “This is a new norto Pakistan: the halt in India’s mal. India will strike at the military operations is a pause, heart of terror decisively if our not an end—and going forward, citizens are attacked.” any engagement with Islama“Terror and talk cannot go tobad will be limited to Pakistan- gether; terror and trade cannot occupied Kashmir (PoK) and go together. And water and blood terrorism. also cannot flow together,” Modi “Operation Sinsaid. door has not ended; “The terrorist it will be a continuwho dared to wipe ing and decisive acthe sindoor from DAY 6 tion against statethe foreheads of sponsored terror our sisters — that’s attacks on Indian w hy I n d i a d e citizens,” Modi asstroyed the very serted in his first headquarters of remarks since the terror in Pakistan,” military strikes on he added. terror infrastrucHe detailed the ture in Pakistan impact of India’s and PoK. military strikes on Modi made clear terror infrastructhat the decision to ture to respond to This is not the era of war, pause retaliatory the Pahalgam, saybut it is not the era of o p e r at i o n s fo l ing that the strikes terrorism either lowed Pakistan’s sent shockwaves Narendra Modi, Prime Minister assurances to cease through Pakistan’s further terrorist leadership. and military activity. “In the While condemning Pakistan’s coming days, we will measure retaliation—targeting religious every step taken by Pakistan on sites, schools, and military and the basis of the attitude it adopts civilian installations—Modi on terrorism,” he warned. said India struck “strategically ,” Framing the operation as far hitting the core of Pakistan’s more than a military offensive, terror infrastructure. Issuing a the PM described it as a doctri- stark warning to Islamabad, nal shift in India’s national se- Modi said: “The way Pakistan curity posture. “Operation Sin- army and Pakistan government door was not just an operation are encouraging terrorism, it but a doctrinal change and a will one day destroy Pakistan policy against terror,” he said. itself. If Pakistan wants to surHe dismissed Pakistan’s long- vive, it will have to destroy its used tactic of nuclear posturing, terror infrastructure.” asserting that “nuclear blackMORE REPORTS ON P6, 7, 9 &10 TA N SAYS OPERATION SINDOOR NEW NORM; FUTURE TALKS ONLY ON TERROR, RETURNING PoK; NUCLEAR BLACKMAIL WON’T WORK SEEKING SALVATION Devotees gather to take a holy dip in the Ganga at Har Ki Pauri on the occasion of Buddha Purnima, in Haridwar, on Monday | PTI THE city is set to experience a sharp rise in temperatures this week as a weakening western disturbance makes way for drier and warmer conditions. After a brief spell of rain and thunderstor ms over the weekend, the mercury began climbing on Sunday and is expected to reach around 420C by Wednesday afternoon. According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), the maximum tempera- High humidity Change in the wind pattern, coupled with high humidity, may increase discomfort levels during the day. Relative humidity is likely to stay high. ture reached 38.3 0C, while the minimum remained at 24.40C. With the western disturbance moving away, the IMD has predicted a steady rise in temper- atures through the week. However, no heatwave has been predicted yet. Though dry weather is predicted, isolated rain or thundershowers could occur between May 15 and 18, especially in south and east Delhi. Despite this, rainfall is expected to remain below normal levels for this time of year. The IMD has forecast a generally cloudy sky on May 15. The city has received 90.6 mm of rainfall so far in May, including 77 mm on May 2 — the second-highest single-day rainfall in the month. KING’S WAY Kohli walks into Test sunset, leaves a Virat void behind EXPRESS NEWS SERVICE @ C henna i AND so, just like that, the king bids adieu. For over a decade, Virat Kohli was synonymous with Test cricket because of the way he lived, breathed and cared for it. He put his heart and soul into the game’s oldest format and it became richer because of it at a time when there were questions aplenty about the primacy of the five-day game. So, it was no coincidence that Kohli engineered India’s rise up the rankings thanks to the way he believed in approaching — 20 wickets first, batters next — Tests. If Kohli the white-ball captain had an asterisk next to it, Kohli’s red-ball leadership was embellished every time he walked out for the toss. There was the time when he instructed his bowlers to give England ‘hell’ at Lord’s in 2021 IPL ANNOUNCES FRESH DATES; MAY 17 START The Indian cricket board announced that a total of 17 matches will be played across six venues starting from May 17. The final will be played on June 3. The revised schedule includes two double-headers, which will be played on two Sundays. P13 (they did and India won that game). There was the time when he whipped up the crowd, his bowlers and the fielders in a rabble-rousing display of us v. them in an electric Test against Australia at Bengaluru in 2017 (India won that Test). There were memorable 100s in winning causes, losing causes as well as leading a team to a first series win in Australia in 2018-19. Above all, there was an indescribable light around the 36-year-old whenever he strode out to the centre with his whites. It’s no exaggeration to say that that light has now left the building and India will struggle to replace him for multiple reasons. One is Kohli the batter. The next is to find somebody who can transmit that same energy not just to the others in the field but to the paying public. When he announced his retirement on Insta, the accompanying choice was F rank Sinatra’s ‘My Way’. “I have lived it My Way I travelled each , and every highway, And more, much more than this, I did it my way”.