The armed men, whom New Delhi accused Islamabad of supporting, would have targeted the Hindus, who make up the majority of the Indian population.
India has since expelled Pakistani diplomats, suspended a crucial water treaty and canceled visas for Pakistani nationals, Pakistan responding in kind, and minor skirmishes broke out along the border.
A Pakistani minister said this week that India was planning a military attack. The United States has also urged the two countries, which previously insured – more recently in 1999 – and have nuclear arsenals, to defuse tensions.
The president of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, led a delegation in India in February to discuss a long -awaited trade agreement between the block and New Delhi.
After the attack on Pahalgam, she sent condolences to “each Indian heart” and swore in a post on X, “Europe will be held with you”.
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