Pakistan Sends New Envoy to India, Plans First National Day Event in Delhi Since 2019 as Cautious Overtures to Mend Ties
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Pakistan has sent a new Charge d'Affaires to its High Commission in New Delhi, Saad Ahmad Warraich, for a 3-year term as part of starting a "low-key and low-risk" engagement with India.
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Pakistan plans to hold its National Day celebrations in New Delhi on March 28 for the first time since 2019, sending a symbolic and substantive public message.
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These are seen as signals from Pakistan towards engaging with India after 5 years of downgraded ties, but India is in election mode until May and will not rush to respond.
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India wants to assess the stability of the new Pakistani government backed by the military, as well as see a lowering of rhetoric on Kashmir and terror threats, before taking further steps.
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By end May when Indian election results are out, India will have a "full measure" of the dispensation to determine next moves in ties.