Following a devastating terrorist attack in Pahalgam, Kashmir, which resulted in the deaths of 26 tourists, tensions between India and Pakistan have escalated. India has demanded the departure of Pakistani nationals and suspended visa services,

An attack on tourists in India's Himalayan territory of Kashmir this week sparked a new crisis between nuclear armed South Asian neighbours India and Pakistan, with New Delhi blaming militants with "cross-border linkages" for the killings.

The nuclear-armed rivals, which both claim Kashmir and administer separate parts of it, are at a dangerous crossroad after Tuesday’s militant attack, analysts said.