Ceasefire

The battlefield had gone quiet. The sound of gunfire, the roaring of artillery, and the deafening blasts of airstrikes had all faded.

The news of the United Nations' resolution calling for a ceasefire had finally reached the frontlines.

Orders came down from high command: all hostilities were to stop immediately.

Major Arun Prakash stood outside the makeshift Indian command post, the early morning sun casting long shadows over the land that they have been fighting for the past few weeks.

The message had arrived barely an hour ago an official ceasefire agreement had been brokered through the United Nations.

Now it was up to the military commanders to enforce it on the ground.