The Indian government has responded with diplomatic discounts and treaty suspensions, further increasing tensions between the two neighbors with nuclear weapons. (A file photo) Photo credit: The Hindu Archives/Kamal Orange
India and Pakistan troops exchanged fire in the Jammu and Kashmir region on Friday, according to New Delhi officials, as relations between neighbors with continuous nuclear weapons to fall after a deadly attack against tours this week.
Both parties used small weapons in the shooting, an Indian official told journalists, asking not to be identified due to the sensitivity of the situation. This is the first exchange of fire from the pandemic, and breaks a 2021 fold between the two nations to stop shooting along the control line that separates the Indian and Pakistany controlled areas of Kashmir. Pakistan’s army did not respond to a comment application.
The altercation occurs the same week that killed the weapons of tourists in the restless region of Kashmir, promising retaliation votes by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and its main ministers. The government of India has labeled the attack, the worst against civilians in years, as an act of terrorism.
Nueva Delhi has accused Pakistan of participation, and on Wednesday he announced punitive measures against Is South Asian Neighbor, including diplomatic degradation ties and the suspension of a crucial treaty to share water.
On Thursday, the police in Kashmiro identified three suspects, two of them national Pakistani or participated in the attacks. The three were members of Lashkar-E-Taiba, police said, a militant group based in Pakistan that India and the United States have designated as a terrorist organization.
Pakistan has denied any link with the attacks on Tuesday and represents by expelling Islamabad Indian diplomats, closing their airspace to Indian airlines and operated by India, and suspending limited trade between nations.
Since 1947, the two neighbors with nuclear weapons have fought against large wars on Kashmir. The last time the two parties were close to the total war was in 2019, when a suicide bomber killed 40 members of the Indian security forces. Jaish-e-Mohammed (Mohammed soldiers), a jihadist group based in Pakistan, realized the responsibility at that time, which led India to respond with its first air attacks on Pakistani soil since 1971.
The Chief General of the Army of India, Ulbeedi Dwnedi Dwivedi, is on a two -day visit to the Kashmir region to review the situation, according to New Delhi officials. Also on Friday, Indian soldiers dedicated themselves to a shooting with militants in northern Kashmir, said the Indian army in an X position, while security forces continue to seek perpetrators of this week’s attacks, and also look for other militants.
India and Pakistan are two of the most acrimonized neighbors in the world, and the long -term tensions between them focus on the border region of Kashmir, an area in the Himalayas claimed in full and dictated by both. New Delhi, for decades, has been frustrated by what he sees as the support of the Pakistan’s army to terrorist groups that hit their territory.
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Posted on April 25, 2025