ISLAMABAD – Tensions between the nuclear-armed Pakistan and India have begun to subside even though much is still needed to be done for normalcy, diplomatic sources said. Senior officials at the foreign ministry told The Nation, India’s tone was well within the acceptable range after the initial hype. “They are now beginning to understand we (Pakistan) are ready for war and peace is the only way out,” said an official who has been engaged in…
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ISLAMABAD: Realising that war is not an option, Pakistan and India are quietly working to lower rhetoric after weeks of verbal duel and even border skirmishes that virtually brought the two arch-rivals to the brink of a military conflict. When the national security advisers (NSAs) of the two countries spoke to each other by phone on October 2, their conversation was focused on how to prevent further escalation. Officials familiar with the development told The…