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Today we speak to researcher Uday Bakhshi to get a level-headed idea of what's actually going on amidst India and Pakistan's recent "four day war".

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Tensions are rising between India and Pakistan after 26 people were killed in Kashmir - the disputed region that sits between them. Now, India has fired missiles into Pakistan and Pakistan says it’s killed dozens of Indian soldiers. But why is Kashmir a flashpoint and could this be the spark that takes the two nuclear powers to war?

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Guest: Andrew Whitehead, former BBC India Correspondent and author of ‘A Mission in Kashmir.’

Host: Luke Jones.

Producer: Olivia Case.

Further Reading: Why did India attack Pakistan? The Kashmir crisis explained.

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Black smoke emerges from the Vatican as the Cardinals meet to choose a new Pope.

Two nuclear-armed countries, India and Pakistan, are locked in their most serious conflict in two decades. Early Wednesday morning, after weeks of pledging to retaliate for the deadliest terrorist attack in more than a decade, India launched missiles across its border into Pakistan. Meanwhile, Pakistan claims it took down Indian fighter jets and has vowed to respond.

FP’s Ravi Agrawal asks Tanvi Madan, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution, how far tensions could spiral. They discuss the options for de-escalation and what role external powers can play.

Suggested reading (FP links are paywall-free):

Ravi Agrawal: How India and Pakistan Can Pull Back From the Brink

Rishi Iyengar: A Tale of Four Fighter Jets

Sumit Ganguly: What Is the Risk of a Conflict Spiral Between India and Pakistan?

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India and Pakistan announced a ceasefire Saturday, after days of fighting along their shared border and in the contested region of Kashmir. While the agreement between the two nuclear powers appeared to be holding, both sides blamed the other for violating the deal. The latest conflict was ignited by a terrorist attack last month in the section of Kashmir controlled by India, but the two countries have been fighting over the disputed region for decades, since the end of British rule and the 1947 partition. Joshua Keating, senior correspondent for Vox covering national security and foreign policy, explains why this latest round of conflict is different.

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Today, we’re looking at the conflict between India and Pakistan.

On Tuesday night, India launched missile strikes in Pakistan and Pakistan-controlled Kashmir.

Adam talks to the BBC’s international editor Jeremy Bowen and Journalist Arunoday Mukharji about what’s happening, how Pakistan is reacting, and whether things could get worse.

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