With militaries upgraded, risks multiply in any potential India-Pakistan conflict

Kashmiri children sit on a bench at a marketplace as an Indian paramilitary soldier keeps guard along a street in Srinagar in Indian-controlled Kashmir on Sunday. Tensions between the nuclear-armed archrivals have soared since India accused Pakistan of backing a shooting that killed 26 civilians on the Indian side of the disputed territory on April 22. | AFP-JIJI

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May 6, 2025

ISLAMABAD/NEW DELHI – India and Pakistan have significantly upgraded their military capabilities since the nuclear-armed neighbors clashed in 2019, posing increased risks of escalation even in a limited conflict, former military officers and experts say.

Pakistan says India plans a military incursion after New Delhi blamed Islamabad for a deadly attack on domestic tourists in Indian Kashmir last month. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has vowed to punish the backers of the attack "beyond their imagination."

Pakistan has denied involvement in the attack but has warned it will hit back if it is targeted.



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India launches strikes on Pakistan as Islamabad vows to 'settle the score'

A flare is fired over a hill near the town of Poonch, in the Indian-administered area of Kashimir, on Wednesday after New Delhi said it had carried out "precision strikes" on "terrorist camps" inside Pakistan and the Pakistani-administered area of Kashmir. | AFP-JIJI

Wires
May 7, 2025

MUZAFFARABAD, PAKISTAN – India fired missiles at Pakistani territory early Wednesday, killing at least three people,

according to Pakistan, which said it had begun retaliating in a major escalation of tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals.
The Indian government said it had attacked nine sites, describing them as "precision strikes at terrorist camps" in Pakistan-administered Kashmir, days after it blamed Islamabad for a deadly attack on the Indian-run side of the disputed region.

Three civilians — including one child — were killed in the strikes, which hit at least five locations, Pakistani Defense Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif said.