Deadly Kashmir attack risks India military escalation against Pakistan (www.bbc.com)
from MicroWave@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 24 Apr 10:44
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Tuesday’s bloodshed in Pahalgam - where at least 26 tourists were killed in a hail of gunfire - marks the deadliest militant attack in Indian-administered Kashmir since 2019.

The victims weren’t soldiers or officials, but civilians on holiday in one of India’s most picturesque valleys. That alone makes this strike both brutal and symbolic: a calculated assault not just on lives, but on a fragile sense of normalcy the Indian state has worked hard to project in the disputed region.

Given the fraught history of Kashmir - claimed in full by both India and Pakistan but ruled by each only in part - India’s response is likely to be shaped as much by precedent as by pressure, say experts.

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