After a dramatic escalation under Operation Sindoor, Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri announced a halt in all fighting between India and Pakistan on May 10. The ceasefire followed a critical phone call between the DGMOs of both nations.
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00:00The Director General of Military Operations of Pakistan called the Director General of Military Operations of India at 15.35 hours earlier this afternoon.
00:13It was agreed between them that both sides would stop all firing and military action.
00:21That was Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, speaking at a special media briefing on May 10, announcing a halt in all fighting taking place between India and Pakistan in the aftermath of Operation Sindhuur.
00:31Now, the Foreign Secretary did not specify, but this call between the Indian and Pakistani Director General of Military Operations was made over what's known as a hotline, a secure direct link between the two militaries.
00:42This hotline is modelled after the famous Washington-Moscow Direct Communications Link, which was set up in the early 1960s after the Cuban Missile Crisis revealed how miscommunication between nuclear powers could bring the world to a disaster.
00:57The India-Pakistan hotline is believed to have been established sometime after the 1971 war and is a communication link that stays open even during times of conflict.
01:05In fact, it is widely believed that the two DGMOs spoke regularly even during the Kargir conflict.
01:10Physically, the hotline is located in the respective army headquarters in New Delhi and Rawalpindi.
01:14It is a yellow-coloured landline phone with multiple lines for redundancies and fun fact, it does not need dialing.
01:20The DGMO picks up the phone and it instantly rings on the other side, making it a crucial tool to prevent miscommunication and de-escalate military tensions where it matters the most.