China was likely watching the Pakistan-India clashes with strong interest, hoping to gain valuable insight into its own weapons being used.

Michael Rubin, a US military strategist, criticised the Trump administration for backing a $1 billion IMF bailout for Pakistan, saying it rewards a country accused of supporting terrorism and benefits China.

The escalating conflict between India and Pakistan could be offering the world a first real glimpse into how advanced Chinese military technology performs against proven Western hardware – and Chinese defense stocks are already surging.

Beijing may not have had troops on the ground, but as South Asia's two nuclear powers bared their teeth over Kashmir, China eyed an opportunity

Amid concerns that China reportedly supplied arms to Pakistan against India during the military standoff following Operation Sindoor, a British journalist has called out Beijing, saying it ‘can't be trusted.

Pakistan fought this battle with Chinese weapons. The Indian Army has also given evidence of attacks on India with China-made JF-17 fighter jets and PL-15 missiles.

India and Pakistan engaged in the most intense fighting in decades with four days of escalating conflict that included fighter jets, missiles and drones packed with explosives. It ended almost as abruptly as it began.

China has come out with a clarification on reports that claimed that its Xi'an Y-20 military transport aircraft carried weapon supplies to Pakistan

It was also revealed that Operation Sindoor was carried out in 23 minutes after India jammed and bypassed China-made air defence system.

India said on Wednesday that it rejects China's move to rename places in the northeastern state of Arunachal Pradesh where the Asian neighbours share a border, adding that the Himalayan territory was an integral part of India.

The Punjab province in Pakistan has unveiled plans in April for a multibillion-dollar high-speed rail project that would link the city of Rawalpindi, near the country's capital Islamabad, to Lahore, the country's second-largest city.