Modi: India only paused military action against Pakistan

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said India had only "paused" military action against Pakistan and would "retaliate on its own terms" to any attacks, after a ceasefire halted the escalation of hostilities between the two countries over the weekend.

In his first address since the start of the attacks between India and Pakistan, which culminated in the launch of missiles at key military bases and airfields on both sides on Saturday, the Indian prime minister said he was "watching every step of Pakistan".

United States (US) President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire between the two countries on Saturday, May 10, ending fears that the two nuclear-armed nations were heading towards all-out war for the first time in decades of tensions.

India first launched the attack on Pakistan on Wednesday, May 7, in retaliation for a deadly militant attack in April in Indian-administered Kashmir, which it blamed on Pakistan-backed terrorist groups.

The attack escalated into drone and missile attacks from both sides and deadly shelling along the disputed border that divides the disputed region of Kashmir.