The fact that India and Pakistan were able to agree to a ceasefire as escalations spiralled is reason for optimism. It shows that internal calculations and international pressure can pull the two parties back from the brink. However, the ceasefire represents an incredibly precarious peace. Can it be sustained?

India and Pakistan have been pushed a step closer to war after a gun massacre of tourists on April 22, their most serious confrontation in decades.

Viral social media posts claim to show India's attacks on Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir. But some videos are used out of context and are seemingly aimed at stoking tensions even further.

The worry is no other country will step in to mediate, leaving both sides to settle the conflict alone. A war between the two nuclear nations could be devastating.

As tensions heighten, a total of 24 airports across India have been shut. Here is a complete list., Travel News News - Times Now

"What is important is whether Pakistan has given any commitment to dismantle the terror infrastructure. The entire rationale for this coercive deterrence that we are trying to establish is that there should not be a repeat of Pakistan-sponsored terror activity,

New Delhi: India on Tuesday appeared to push back against US President Donald Trump's offer of mediation on the Kashmir issue, assertion on trade and his claims of defusing a nuclear conflict in the context of hostilities between Indian and Pakistani militaries following the Pahalgam terror attack.