Good evening. I'm Laura Barone Lopez. John Yang is away. India and Pakistan agreed to a ceasefire

today after the most serious military confrontation between the nuclear-armed neighbors in decades.

The deal was expected to bring a swift end to the fighting after four days of drone volleys and missile

strikes. But just hours later, multiple explosions were heard in India-controlled Kashmir.

India's Foreign Secretary accused Pakistan of breaching the truth.

We take very, very serious notice of these violations.

We call upon Pakistan to take appropriate steps to address these violations and deal with the situation,

with seriousness and responsibility.

For its part, Pakistan's foreign ministry said it is ready to engage in, quote, constructive

diplomacy and solve the dispute in Kashmir through peaceful means.

Lisa Curtis is director of the Indo-Pacific Security Program at the Center for a New American

Security, and she served on the National Security Council during President Trump's first term.

She joins us now.

Lisa, we all learned about this agreement when President Trump posted on True Social that the two countries had reached

a quote, full and immediate ceasefire after U.S. mediated talks. Is this actually a ceasefire?

And what do you make of the parameters of the deal?

Well, I think this is a very important ceasefire agreement that was announced.

I think the U.S. did have a role in it.

Secretary of State Rubio has been engaged with his Indian and Pakistani counterparts over

the last several days.

It seems things came to a head on Friday when the situation was really escalating between

the two countries and the U.S. got involved even more deeply.

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