India's military sent a "hotline message" to Pakistan on Sunday about violations of a ceasefire agreement and informed it of New Delhi's intent to respond if it is repeated, a top Indian army officer said.
India's Director General of Military Operations was speaking as a fragile 24-hour-old ceasefire appeared to be holding after both sides blamed the other for initial violations on Saturday night.
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