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Dozens dead as India and Pakistan clash

India and Pakistan exchanged missiles and gunfire this week as tensions flared in the disputed territory of Kashmir, with India vowing revenge for a recent militant attack. Will this lead to a larger conflict?
A man looks up at a bombed-out mosque.
A Pakistan Army soldier stands at the premises of the Bilal Mosque, after it was hit by an Indian strike in Muzaffarabad, the capital of Pakistan-administered Kashmir, May 7, 2025. (Akhtar Soomro/Reuters)

Dozens have died this week as military tensions escalate between India and Pakistan over the disputed region of Kashmir. India fired missiles into Pakistan-controlled territory in what it says is retaliation for a militant attack on a tourist town in Indian territory in April.

The Kashmir region has long been the source of violent conflict between India and Pakistan. But there are concerns that this latest flare-up could lead to a much bigger conflict between the two nuclear powers.

Salimah Shivji, CBC's South Asia bureau chief, explains what's been happening this week and where it could go next.

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