An attack on tourists in India's Himalayan territory of Kashmir this week sparked a new crisis between nuclear armed South Asian neighbours India and Pakistan, with New Delhi blaming militants with "cross-border linkages" for the killings.

NEW DELHI — A deadly attack on tourists in Indian-controlled Kashmir has again moved India and Pakistan closer to war as the two rivals downgraded diplomatic and trade ties, closed the main border crossing and revoked visas for each other’s nationals.

After the brutal terror attack in Pahalgam that left 26 civilians dead, Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi landed in Srinagar to assess the situation. With tensions escalating along the LoC and the Pakistan Army violating the ceasefire,