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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
World
Hannah Ellis-Petersen South Asia correspondent

Uneasy India-Pakistan ceasefire holds but is a return to war inevitable?

An Indian army soldier stands guard near the Line of Control in India's Kashmir region.
An Indian army soldier stands guard near the line of control in Indian-administered Kashmir. Analysts fear India and Pakistan may return to war over the region. Photograph: Tauseef Mustafa/AFP/Getty Images

Against the odds, the ceasefire that followed India and Pakistan’s almost-war has held; fragile, uneasy but still unbroken. Yet in the aftermath of four days of cross-border drones and missile strikes – the most technologically advanced conflict either side has ever engaged in – the question remains: what now?

While both India and Pakistan have claimed victory, some experts fear that a return to hostilities is almost inevitable.

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