India escalated measures against Pakistan with a comprehensive economic blockade, banning all imports, suspending mail services, and denying port access to Pakistani vessels. These actions followed earlier airspace restrictions imposed after the Pahalgam attack. Prime Minister Modi met with J&K Chief Minister Omar Abdullah for the first time since the attack, while security forces searched a Chennai-Colombo flight based on intelligence about suspects possibly fleeing to Sri Lanka.
Pakistan displayed nervousness by testing its Abdali ballistic missile with 450km range. In a significant border incident, BSF detained a Pakistani Ranger in Rajasthan. Meanwhile, intelligence revelations indicated terrorists had originally planned to target the Vande Bharat train inauguration before shifting to Pahalgam when that opportunity failed.
Domestic news included a temple stampede in Goa that killed 6-7 people and injured over 50, and a CRPF jawan's dismissal for secretly marrying a Pakistani woman.