India’s Hardik Pandya (R) celebrates with teammates after their win at the end of the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup group stage match between India and Pakistan at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on February 15, 2026. — AFP
India’s Varun Chakravarthy (C) celebrates with wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan after taking the wicket of Pakistan’s Abrar Ahmed during the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup group stage match between India and Pakistan at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on February 15, 2026. — AFP
Indian players celebrate after win against Pakistan. — AFP
Both sides accuse the other of violating the truce that was supposed to halt the conflict in April, yet neither appears willing to abandon negotiations altogether.
Though the JAAC’s demands are open to scrutiny, banning any political organisation — as long as it remains committed to peaceful activism — is undemocratic.