The Hindu Morning Digest: April 22, 2026

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Tuesday (April 21, 2026) that the United States was indefinitely extending the Iran ceasefire – a day before it was to expire – as a new round of peace talks was on hold. The announcement appeared to ease fears that the fighting, which had shaken energy markets and the global economy, would promptly resume.

After the terror attack in Pahalgam last year, the Jammu and Kashmir Police and other security forces returned to the jungles. From training personnel in jungle warfare to establishing temporary operating bases in the upper reaches at altitudes up to 7,000 feet, the J&K police and Central security forces reoriented their approach to track down terrorist modules, a senior government official told The Hindu.