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MD Rakib Jahan, PhD Student, Department of Political Studies, International Relations, Queen's University, Ontario

Indian airstrikes in Kashmir following tourist attack raises fears of a regional conflict

In response to the Pahalgam terrorist attack on tourists in Jammu and Kashmir last month, India has launched “Operation Sindoor,” a series of targeted airstrikes on nine locations in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir.

The killing of 26 tourists in Kashmir’s Baisaran Valley on April 22 did more than shatter a moment of peace in one of South Asia’s most scenic regions. The assault has significantly increased India-Pakistan tensions and generated worries of possible military conflict between two nuclear-armed countries.

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