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India–Pakistan & Kashmir: latest news and tension level
Live coverage of military and diplomatic developments in the India–Pakistan and Kashmir flashpoint, from more than 200 sources. Updated every 15 minutes.
5 FLASHPOINT READING · ROUTINE Military activity: calm · Diplomatic tension: calm · Nuclear signalling: calm Updated 03:25 IST, 07 Oct 2026 · part of the Covert Horizon Tension IndexLatest
- Navy staff among 2 arrested in Andhra Pradesh for sharing sensitive defence information with Pakistan: ‘Shared OTP, communicated with them’Hindustan Times · 8h ago
- Visakhapatnam naval base staffer, driver held for ‘sharing information with Pakistan’The Indian Express · 8h ago
- Indian Navy Sailor Arrested Over Alleged Leak Of Sensitive Naval Data To Pakistani OperativeMarine Insight · 8h ago
- Indian Origin Man Loses US Citizenship For Fraud, 39 Others Also “De-Naturalised”StratNews Global · 9h ago
- Report: More Than 30 Serving, Former Pakistan Military Personnel Linked to Terror CasesIDRW · 1d ago
- India Summons Pakistan Envoy Over Infiltration Attempt After BSF ActionIDRW · 1d ago
- 3 Pakistani nationals among 7 booked in Karnataka for terror links, ‘radicalising’ state youthsHindustan Times · 1d ago
- Indian MiG-25 Pilots Recall Why Pakistan’s F-16s Were No ThreatIDRW · 1d ago
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Background
India and Pakistan have disputed Kashmir since their independence in 1947 and have fought several wars and conflicts over it, most recently the 1999 Kargil conflict. The de facto border in Kashmir, the Line of Control, is one of the world's most militarised. Both countries have been nuclear-armed since 1998.
In May 2025, after a militant attack on tourists at Pahalgam in April, India launched missile strikes on targets in Pakistan in what it called Operation Sindoor. Several days of strikes and counter-strikes followed before both sides agreed a ceasefire.
Background last updated October 2026.
Key facts
- Countries
- India, Pakistan
- Nuclear-armed
- Both, since 1998
- Main areas
- Line of Control, Jammu & Kashmir, Punjab border
- Related
- Pakistan–Afghanistan