10 h. ago Man shot dead at home in mysterious circumstances amid high terror alert in India’s Kashmir

Killing comes amid a major security crackdown in the Kashmir region, as well as high tensions on the de facto border with Pakistan

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22 h. ago Pakistan deploys its artillery to India's border amid fears war could soon EXPLODE between the nuclear

Pakistan has deployed artillery to India's border as tensions continue to grow with its nuclear-armed rival India following a tourist massacre in Kashmir. 

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32 h. ago India and Pakistan trade gunfire across Kashmir border after deadly attack

Tensions between the nuclear-armed countries have escalated after attack killed 26 people in disputed territory Indian and Pakistani troops have exchanged gunfire across the volatile frontier in Kashmir for a second day, amid spiralling tensions after a brazen attack that killed 26 people at a popular tourist resort.The massacre has sent relations between the nuclear-armed neighbours into a dangerous downward spin. India and Pakistan have fought three wars, two over Muslim-majority Kashmir, which is divided between them but claimed fully by both. Continue reading...

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41 h. ago Indian military says Pakistani troops fired at positions along border in disputed Kashmir overnight

The Indian military says Pakistani soldiers fired at Indian posts all along the highly militarized frontier in disputed Kashmir for a second consecutive night

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52 h. ago The domestic pressures shaping India’s response to Kashmir attacks

Modi must weigh a response that balances domestic fury with strategic restraintIndia’s furious response to the terrorist massacre of 26 men in a popular travel destination is being shaped by public rage at the deadliest civilian attack in Kashmir in a quarter-century.The brutality of the assault in one of Muslim-majority Kashmir’s marquee tourist spots – and its national resonance – leaves Prime Minister Narendra Modi needing to signal strength, but without triggering uncontrolled escalation between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan, analysts say. Continue reading...

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55 h. ago What is the Indus Water Treaty and what does its suspension mean for India and Pakistan?

After the tourist massacre in Kashmir, India pulled out of the 1960 agreement, which Pakistan describes as an act of war

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59 h. ago Pakistani star facing film boycott in India says ‘deeply saddened’ after Kashmir terror attack

Films starring Fawad Khan have faced calls for boycott previously as well

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59 h. ago Indian Army chief visits Kashmir in aftermath of attack as UN urges restraint

UN says any issues between the nuclear-powered neighbours should be resolved ‘peacefully, through meaningful and mutual engagement’

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62 h. ago Everything we know about attackers who killed 26 tourists in Kashmir

India puts out bounty on three suspected Kashmiri and Pakistani gunmen

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63 h. ago Pakistan and India exchange fire as UN calls for ‘maximum restraint’

Countries trade blows across line of control in disputed Kashmir as tensions rise after deadly shootingTroops from Pakistan and India exchanged fire overnight across the line of control in disputed Kashmir, officials have said, after the UN urged the nuclear-armed rivals to show “maximum restraint” after a deadly shooting in the region.Relations have plunged to their lowest level in years, with India accusing Pakistan of supporting “cross-border terrorism” after gunmen carried out the worst attack on civilians in contested Muslim-majority Kashmir for a quarter of a century. Continue reading...

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64 h. ago UN urges India and Pakistan to use restraint as tensions soar after Kashmir attack

The United Nations has urged India and Pakistan to exercise “maximum restraint” after they ramped up a tit-for-tat diplomatic offensive following a deadly attack on tourists in Indian-controlled Kashmir

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64 h. ago Pakistan threatens to freeze crucial peace treaty with India amid Kashmir tourist massacre fallout

Pakistan's warning to India comes after New Delhi blamed Islamabad for a deadly attack that killed 26 people, mostly tourists, in disputed Kashmir

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65 h. ago Kashmir attack: Indian army chief to visit Srinagar as UN urges ‘maximum restraint’

UN calls for tensions between India and Pakistan to be resolved peacefully as relations plunge to lowest level in years following deadly shootingIndia’s army chief was set to lead a high-level security review in Srinagar on Friday, days after militants opened fire on tourists in Indian-held Kashmir, killing 26 civilians in one of the worst such attacks in years.The brazen assault, carried out in a mountain meadow near Pahalgam, has derailed prime minister Narendra Modi’s claims of restored calm in the restive Himalayan territory and sent tensions soaring between nuclear-armed India and Pakistan. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Pakistan suspends peace treaty with India as tensions grow over Kashmir killings

Islamabad retaliates after New Delhi downgraded diplomatic relations over shooting of tourists in disputed region

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3 d. ago What is Indus Water Treaty and why is it so critical for India and Pakistan?

Future of river-sharing treaty that has survived wars, border conflicts and prolonged diplomatic freezes is now under threat

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3 d. ago India and Pakistan are again teetering on the brink of conflict over disputed Kashmir. Here's why

A deadly attack on tourists in Indian-controlled Kashmir has again moved India and Pakistan closer to war

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3 d. ago Kashmir: What we know about the deadly attack on a Himalayan tourist town

Indian prime minister Modi decried the ‘heinous act’ and pledged that the militants ’will be brought to justice’

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3 d. ago India and Pakistan expel each other’s citizens as fears grow of military escalation over Kashmir attack

Indian PM Narendra Modi says his country will pursue attackers ‘and their backers... to the ends of the Earth’

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3 d. ago Modi vows to pursue terrorists to ‘ends of the Earth’ after Kashmir attack

Indian PM makes first speech amid increasing tensions with Pakistan after 26 men killed in contested Himalayan region India’s prime minister, Narendra Modi, has vowed to punish all those responsible for Tuesday’s attack in Kashmir, pursuing them “to the ends of the Earth”.Twenty-six men were killed in the tourist hotspot of Pahalgam, in the deadliest attack on civilians in the contested Muslim-majority territory since 2000. Continue reading...

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3 d. ago India lashes out at Pakistan over Kashmir attack as fears grow of military escalation

New Delhi expels Pakistani diplomats, shuts border crossing and suspends a critical river water treaty

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