India should not do anything to alienate Kashmiris in its hunt for militants who killed 26 people last week, especially as residents of the Muslim-majority Himalayan region have staged protests against that attack,

It was the deadliest attack on civilians in two decades in the disputed territory. Both India and Pakistan claim the Kashmir region and have fought two wars over it. Troops from b

Pakistan’s defence minister has said that a military incursion by India is imminent, following the deadly militant attack on tourists in disputed Kashmir last week. India blames Pakistan and has dismissed Pakistan’s call for an independent investigation as an attempt to evade responsibility.