India-Pakistan Tensions Escalate Over Kashmir Conflict

The article discusses the escalating tensions between India and Pakistan over the Kashmir region, which has brought the two nuclear-armed nations to the brink of war. A recent terrorist attack in Indian-administered Kashmir has led to a sudden flare-up of a decades-old feud, with both countries exchanging missile and drone attacks. The article provides a historical context to the conflict, tracing it back to the partition of India in 1947 and the subsequent wars fought over Kashmir. The current tensions have raised concerns globally due to the risk of another major conflict.

The article discusses the escalating tensions between India and Pakistan over the disputed territory of Kashmir, and how this conflict is becoming a new front in the US-China rivalry. Experts warn that the conflict could lead to a wider war, potentially drawing in other countries and having significant regional implications. The US and China are seen as having stakes in the outcome, with the US being increasingly close to India and China being Pakistan's closest ally. The conflict also raises concerns about the potential for inadvertent escalation between two nuclear-armed powers.

India and Pakistan accused each other of violating a ceasefire agreement just hours after it was declared on Saturday, with explosions reported in Indian-administered Kashmir. The ceasefire was brokered by US President Donald Trump following days of escalating conflict between the two nuclear-armed neighbors.