Why are India and Pakistan on the brink of war and how dangerous is the situation? An expert explains

Tensions between India and Pakistan have continued to intensify following a militant attack in Kashmir’s Pahalgam and Indian missile strikes in Pakistan

Indian paramilitary soldiers patrol in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, recently. Photo: AP/Dar Yasin

India has launched military strikes against a number of sites in Pakistan and Pakistan’s side of the disputed region of Kashmir, reportedly killing at least 31 people and injuring dozens more. India claimed the attacks were on terrorist infrastructure, but Pakistan denied this, and said these were civilians.

India says another 10 people on the Indian side of the Kashmir region have been killed by shelling from Pakistan in the same period.