Many in the region are preparing for a possible military confrontation between India and Pakistan because of a terrorist attack two weeks ago.

India and Pakistan are scrambling resources both military and diplomatic to respond to a crisis triggered by a massacre in Indian-controlled Kashmir that has heightened fears of a conflict between the nuclear-armed rivals.

A woman crosses a Border Security Force (BSF) checkpoint at the Attari-Wagah crossing on the India-Pakistan border near Amritsar, following Tuesday’s attack on tourists near south Kashmir’s scenic Pahalgam,