(UNI SPECIAL)Harsha KakarNew Delhi, April 14 -- A day after he tweeted, "whole civilization will die tonight" and hours before his deadline, President Donald Trump announced a ceasefire. The ceasefire was supposedly negotiated by Pakistan with the strong backing of China. Whether it was Pakistan's effort or it was named to prevent credit being given to China is immaterial; a ceasefire is what the world wanted. Markets rebounded, and oil prices dropped.
The first round of talks in Islamabad ended without any agreement. The global economy had slid downhill with rising oil, fertilizer, helium, aluminium, and gas prices and their shortfalls. Trump's ratings were sinking, and the US was alone, abandoned by its allies. An agreement remains essen...