The hot LoC: What is the nature of India-Pakistan ceasefire understanding

Pakistani troops violated the ceasefire along several sectors at the Line of Control (LoC) and International Border for the eighth consecutive night on Thursday. The Indian Army has responded to each of these violations in a "calibrated and proportionate manner". The violations by Pakistan, which began after the April 22 terrorist attack in Pahalgam in which 26 civilians were killed, and the Indian response, have not caused any deaths on either side thus far. But the violations represent the most intensive breakdown of the ceasefire since the Indian and Pakistani Directorates General of Military Operations (DGMOs) renewed it through a…