You must have heard about the recent Pahalgam attack in India recently.
In case you did not, let me brief you about it.
What happened in Pahalgam?
CNN Cite
Gunmen opened fire on sightseers in a popular travel destination in the mountainous destination of Pahalgam in Indian-administered Kashmir on 22 April, 2025.
At least 25 Indian citizens and one Nepali national were killed in the massacre, which unfolded in a valley only accessible by foot or on horseback.
Eyewitnesses described scenes of horror as the gunmen approached, opening fire on tourists from close range.
Some recalled how the men among the group were singled out and shot at. Other survivors told local media the gunmen accused some of the victims of supporting Prime Minister Modi.
Modi’s Hindu-nationalist government revoked Muslim-majority Kashmir’s constitutional autonomy in 2019, bringing it under the direct control of New Delhi, sparking widespread protests.
What’s the story with Kashmir?
Kashmir has been a flashpoint in India-Pakistan relations since both countries gained their independence from Britain in 1947.
The two nations to emerge from the bloody partition of British India – Hindu-majority India and Muslim-majority Pakistan – both claim Kashmir in full and, months after becoming independent, fought their first of three wars over the territory.
The divided region is now one of the most militarized places in the world.
For decades, several domestic militant groups, demanding either independence for Kashmir or for the area to become part of Pakistan, have fought Indian security forces, in violence that has killed tens of thousands. India says those groups are supported by Pakistan, which Islamabad denies.
Later on, the militants were indeed identified to be Pak terrorists and when the truth came out, Pakistan decided to threaten India by saying that they would use full nuclear retaliation. So, India declared official war tomorrow and we are supposed to do drills to escape bombings :)
- I fear WW3 (China and Bangladesh support Pakistan, USA and Russia support India)
- How bad would the consequences be?