Two weeks after the terrorist attack in Pahalgam in Indian-administered Kashmir that claimed 26 lives, India and Pakistan appear to be on the brink of war.
Now a further 26 people in Pakistan are reported to have been killed in Indian missile strikes against what the government called “terrorist infrastructure”. Pakistan claims it has shot down five Indian air force jets and a drone in retaliation for what it describes as this “act of war”.
The countries have closed their borders and shut down their airspace to each other and have suspended all trade. With both countries possessing nuclear weapons, the rising tension makes managing escalation particularly urgent.
