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Delhi dismantles barricades around Pakistan High Commission after Islamabad's reciprocal move
✍️ Times of India
🗓 20 Aug 2026, 09:52 AM
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Indian officials have taken down traffic bollards and security barricades surrounding the Pakistan High Commission in Delhi’s Chanakyapuri diplomatic enclave, echoing a similar step by Islamabad.
Indian security personnel removed the external cordon that had surrounded the Pakistan High Commission in Delhi's Chanakyapuri diplomatic enclave. The traffic bollards and metal barricades that formed a visible security perimeter were taken down, restoring open access to the compound's outer boundary.
The move comes shortly after Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, announced the removal of similar security installations around the Indian High Commission in Islamabad, a gesture described by officials as reciprocal and aimed at easing diplomatic tensions.
No official statement was released by the Ministry of External Affairs regarding the decision, and the High Commission's spokesperson declined to comment. Analysts note that the coordinated de‑escalation could signal a tentative thaw in Indo‑Pak relations, though substantive policy shifts remain uncertain.
The removal does not affect the internal security protocols of the mission, which continue to be managed by the host nation in line with standard diplomatic norms.
The move comes shortly after Pakistan's capital, Islamabad, announced the removal of similar security installations around the Indian High Commission in Islamabad, a gesture described by officials as reciprocal and aimed at easing diplomatic tensions.
No official statement was released by the Ministry of External Affairs regarding the decision, and the High Commission's spokesperson declined to comment. Analysts note that the coordinated de‑escalation could signal a tentative thaw in Indo‑Pak relations, though substantive policy shifts remain uncertain.
The removal does not affect the internal security protocols of the mission, which continue to be managed by the host nation in line with standard diplomatic norms.