The two parts early Saturday exchanged some of the heaviest air strikes since the start of their armed confrontation, which caused new calls for de -escalation between the two nuclear arms states.
The army of India in a post on X had accused Pakistan of “blatant climbing with strikes of drones and other ammunition” along the western borders of the country saying that the army “will thwart enemy conceptions”. India had accused Pakistan of hosting terrorist groups that led a deadly attack against tourists last month at the cashmere controlled by India. Pakistan has denied participation.
The two countries have fought a series of wars since their independence from Great Britain in 1947, largely above the Kashmir region, to which the two parties claimed.
The growing confrontation raised fears of a total war between the two nations with nuclear arms. It is estimated that India had 180 nuclear warheads and Pakistan 170. India’s nuclear doctrine stipulates that it “has a” no first use “nuclear weapons”, although in recent years, it has thrown ambiguity on this doctrine. Pakistan has not declared a first use policy.
This scenario has aroused alarm around the world and diplomatic efforts are underway to defuse the crisis. Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar and other countries with close ties to India and Pakistan would try to stop the conflict.
