New developments in the nuclear powers’ harrowing four-day conflict, along with entrenched religious nationalism on each side, could signal more frequent battles ahead.

Efforts to mediate the India-Pakistan conflict are not going to work "unless the U.S. steps in with full sincerity," Praveen Donthi, a senior analyst with the International Crisis Group, told NPR.

India hit Pakistan with air strikes deep into the country, killing dozens, but Pakistan claimed to have shot down multiple Indian planes. (The details of that claim remain murky.) India accused Pakistan of a drone attack near the Kashmiri line of control,

Wing Commander Vyomika Singh said India was committed to “non-escalation” provided that Pakistan reciprocated ... “It looks like a war here.” Vaid said explosions were heard from areas with military bases, adding it appeared that army sites ...

Indian missiles struck Pakistan and the Pakistani-ruled part of Kashmir, a territory both sides claim. These were in retaliation for a terrorist attack on April 22nd that killed 26 civilians in the part of Kashmir that India controls.

Thousands of migrant workers from Bihar, Odisha, West Bengal, and Uttar Pradesh have fled industrial zones across Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana, and Gujarat over the past fortnight, fearing escalation in India-Pakistan tensions.

The ceasefire agreement followed days of retaliatory strikes and heightened tensions with Pakistan after India conducted cross-border strikes on terrorist camps.

United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio called Pakistan Army Chief General Munir, delivering India’s message: stop the firing, and India will stop too. Munir, after reviewing the extensive damage to his air assets,