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A Timeline of Tensions Between India and Pakistan Over Kashmir

admin5 May 2025

The April 22 terrorist attack in Kashmir inflamed a long-simmering conflict that could boil over into military confrontation.

U.S. and U.N. Urge De-escalation Between India and Pakistan

admin2 May 2025

Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke with top officials from both countries in an effort to avoid another conflict over the disputed region of Kashmir.

Thursday Briefing: Anger Is Building in India

admin1 May 2025

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India’s Muslims Fear a Growing Backlash After Kashmir Attack

admin30 April 2025

State officials have detained thousands of Muslims and demolished homes, and activists say that right-wing Hindus are intensifying a demonization campaign.

Families Are Split as Pakistan Deports Thousands of Afghan Refugees

admin30 April 2025

Many undocumented Afghan migrants have Pakistani spouses and have lived in the country for years. Nevertheless, the government says they must leave.

India Accuses Pakistan of Supporting Terrorism. Here’s What We Know.

admin29 April 2025

India renewed its claims after a deadly terror attack last week in Kashmir, a territory that it has long fought over with Pakistan.

Pakistan’s Detention of Indian Border Guard Adds to Tensions

admin29 April 2025

While the case is fairly routine, it comes as India indicates it is preparing to strike Pakistan in response to last week’s deadly terrorist attack.

As India and Pakistan Cancel Visas, Parents and Children Are Separated

admin28 April 2025

One family had come to India for a daughter’s marriage. Another came so their young children could meet their grandparents for the first time. A woman traveling alone had arrived for the funeral of her mother, whom she had not seen in years. At the ...

India Seems to Be Building Its Case for Striking Pakistan

admin27 April 2025

As world powers face multiple crises, the one set off by a terror attack in Kashmir is getting scant attention, and little help de-escalating between two nuclear-armed neighbors.