Operation Sindoor: Amid escalating tensions; DGMOs of both countries hold talks on Monday

New Delhi (India) May 13: The agreement will be maintained, and the Director Generals of Military Operations (DGMO) of India and Pakistan mutually agreed to refrain from taking "aggressive and inimical action against each other" at their discussions on Monday.

“Talks between DGMOs (of India and Pakistan) were held at 5pm, May 12, 2025. 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.”

“It was also agreed that both sides consider immediate measures to ensure troop reduction from the borders and forward areas," it also said.

The hotline talk started approximately 5 p.m., even though it was originally planned to start at 12 p.m. The discussion's outcome has not yet been made public. The two officials are thought to have talked about key elements of the May 10 agreement to stop military operations and cross-border firing. 

Pakistan's DGMO called his Indian counterpart, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misricon said earlier on Saturday, May 10. The two sides decided to stop all air, sea, and land-based military operations starting at 5 p.m. on May 10.

In the early hours of May 7, the Indian military started Operation Sindoor, which was aimed against nine terrorist infrastructure locations in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir (PoJK).

26 civilians, primarily tourists were killed in the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, which caused this operation as a counter response.

A number of international parties have contacted India and Pakistan since the start of Operation Sindoor, asking for de-escalation. However, India has formally maintained that the two sides have not broken diplomatic ties, as both nations have continued to host each other's diplomatic missions in spite of increasing military conflicts.

Aadrika Tayal