Pakistan pulls out of 2025 India-based junior hockey world cup

• Organization: 2025 Men Junior Hockey World Cup.
• Dates: November 28 – December 28, 2025
• Place: Chennai and Madurai, Tamil Nadu, India.
• Verdict: Pakistan officially steps down, asking that future tournaments should be hosted in neutral locations.

Key Details:

• Pakistan got attracted in Group B together with India, Chile and Switzerland.
• Dismissal by the International Hockey Federation (FIH).
• It is the second event that Pakistan withdraws in India as a host country, following the Men Asia Cup in Rajgir in 2025.

Reasons:

• The threat of insecurity after April 22 Pahalgam terror attack and Indian Operation Sindoor.
• The sports policy in India has limited bilateral events with Pakistan, but has allowed the multi-nation events.

Exam-Oriented Facts:

• Junior Hockey World Cup 2025 go ahead with a substitute team to replace Pakistan.
• Illuminates the effect of the political tension in sports diplomacy between India and Pakistan.
• Further enhances the pattern of neutral host of delicate cross border sporting events.

Implications:

• Pakistan may miss competitive balance and viewership.
• Indo-Pak sporting relations had been frozen and South Asian sport continued to politicise in South Asia.