Kashmir Crisis Erupts, World Watches Anxiously

Expand Kashmiri women walk past Indian paramilitary soldiers during a security lockdown in downtown Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Friday, March 1, 2019. © 2019 AP Photo/ Dar Yasin Yet again, last week, people around the world had to contemplate the possibility that India and Pakistan’s seemingly unending scrap over Kashmir could lead to nuclear conflagration. Indians were outraged after a deadly attack by Pakistan-based armed group, Jaish-e-Mohammad, on February 14 targeted a security forces convoy. In the ensuing military escalation, voices on both sides promoting human rights and…

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