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An Indian security personnel stands guard along a street in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, on July 15, 2025. (Firdous Nazir via Getty Images)
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India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar attend the ceremonial reception of Angola's President Joao Lourenco at the presidential palace Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on May 3, 2025. (Money Sharma via Getty Images)
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Taliban security personnel stand guard as Muslim devotees arrive in Kabul on March 30, 2025. (Ahmad Sahel Arman via Getty Images)
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A broadcast screen at the Bombay Stock Exchange in Mumbai, India, on April 3, 2025, displays news of US President Donald Trump announcing sweeping new trade tariffs. (Indranil Aditya via Getty Images)
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An Indian soldier stands guard near the Line of Control in Kashmir on May 19, 2025. (Tauseef Mustafa via Getty Images)
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People hold a Pakistani national flag on a motorbike to celebrate the country's Independence Day in Lahore, Pakistan, on Aug. 14, 2022. (Sajjad/Xinhua via Getty Images)
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Border Security Force soldiers pay respect during a wreath-laying ceremony for Constable Deepak Chingakham of the Border Security Force, who was killed during a cross-border firing between India and Pakistan in Jammu on May 12, 2025. (Money Sharma via Getty Images)
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