It is an almost unprecedented situation for two countries that have access to nuclear arms to carry out air strikes on each other's territory
India and Pakistan are squaring up to each other in what has been described as the most serious military crisis in South East Asia in almost 20 years. Commercial flights in Pakistan and North India have been grounded and both countries are on high alert - with warnings that the conflict could quickly escalate out of control.
What caused the latest conflict? Relations between neighbours India and Pakistan came under more intense strain on the 14th of February this year, when a suicide bombing in Indian Kashmir killed more than 40 troops. New Delhi had vowed to act, and yesterday its warplanes flew into Pakistani airspace, striking what it said was a camp belonging to Jaish-e-Mohammed , the militant group that claimed responsibility for the Kashmir bombing.
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