A hot war is unlikely following the Pahalgam attack but any missteps could change that, writes Michael Kugelman.

The way events unfolded after the Pulwama bombing and Pahalgam killings is strikingly similar, says a former diplomat.

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio called senior officials in India and Pakistan in an effort to defuse the crisis that followed last week’s deadly attack in Kashmir, the State Department said.