A tourist massacre in Kashmir is escalating tensions between India and Pakistan. Here’s what we know

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A tourist massacre in Kashmir is escalating tensions between India and Pakistan. Here’s what we know
By Rhea Mogul, Aishwarya S. Iyer and Sophia Saifi, CNN
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Updated 1:47 AM EDT, Fri April 25, 2025
Indian security officers inspect the site in Pahalgam where militants opened fire on tourists in Pahalgam in Indian-controlled Kashmir, on Wednesday, April 23, 2025.
Indian security officers inspect the site in Pahalgam where militants opened fire on tourists in Pahalgam in Indian-controlled Kashmir, on Wednesday, April 23, 2025. AP
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Relations between India and Pakistan are cratering following a deadly militant attack in Indian-administered Kashmir that has sparked tit-for-tat reprisals and raised fears of another military escalation between the nuclear-armed rivals.

India and Pakistan both control parts of Kashmir but claim it in full, and have fought three wars over the mountainous territory. In 2019, Indian jets bombed targets inside Pakistan after a cross-border militant attack killed at least 40 Indian paramilitary personnel in its part of Kashmir.