The Indian airstrike in the Pakistani-controlled area of the disputed border region of Kashmir is believed to be in retaliation for a deadly terrorist attack in Indian-administered Kashmir in mid-February.
What makes this development especially alarming is that both sides are nuclear powers, and neither has signed the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons. It is crucial, therefore, that the two South Asian states overcome their deep-rooted mutual distrust to prevent matters from escalating.
