Kashmir attack live: ‘Harshest response' to Pahalgam assault – India's Modi
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Date: 3m ago (10:05 GMT)
Title: 'India dominated by a hyper-nationalist atmosphere'
Content: Sumantra Bose, a political science professor at Krea University in India, tells Al Jazeera that the country is currently dominated by nationalist hardliners.
'There is a media frenzy and widespread outrage as the public calls for revenge and retribution,' he said, referring to the atmosphere in the wake of Tuesday's deadly Pahalgam attack.
'And of course, Prime Minister Modi's speech yesterday added further fuel to that fire,' Bose stressed.
The professor said the anger is also because the slain tourists came from all over India.
'So bodies are returning to cities throughout the country,' he noted.
'The atmosphere here is absolutely fevered and large parts of the Indian media is playing a big role in stoking the shock and outrage that has encompassed the country,' he concluded.
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Date: 18m ago (09:50 GMT)
Title: What happened during the Pahalgam attack?
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Title: Is the Indus Waters Treaty the latest India-Pakistan flashpoint?
Content: India and Pakistan, home to an estimated combined population of more than 1.6 billion, are heavily dependent on the rivers flowing from the Himalayas for their water needs.
After nine years of discussions, facilitated by the World Bank, then-Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru and former Pakistani President Ayub Khan signed the Indus Waters Treaty in September 1960.
The treaty was signed as both nations rely on the same river systems for drinking and irrigation.
Under the treaty, India controls three eastern rivers – Ravi, Sutlej, and Beas – while Pakistan controls three western rivers – Jhelum, Chenab, and Indus. India is obligated to allow the waters of the western rivers to flow into Pakistan with limited exceptions.
Read our explainer on the Indus Waters Treaty here.
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Date: 48m ago (09:20 GMT)
Title: 'We could be on the threshold of a full-blown crisis'
Content: Maleeha Lodhi, a former Pakistani diplomat, has told Al Jazeera that there is 'a sombre mood' in Pakistan with a great deal of apprehension about what might happen next.
'The tensions between the two countries have already pushed the region into an uncharted territory,' she said.
Lodhi added: 'The nuclear neighbours are on the brink of a more dangerous confrontation, so there are fears, especially because of speeches by Prime Minister Modi as well as the Indian media.'
The former ambassador stressed due to this rhetoric there is a fear that India might take 'kinetic action' against Pakistan.
'That would mean a very strong, robust response from Pakistan,' she said.
'So, the fear and the apprehension are really focused on the fact that we could be on the threshold of a full-blown crisis,' Lodhi added.
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Date: 1h ago (09:05 GMT)
Title: Attackers will be served with 'harshest response', says Modi
Content: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has reiterated that the perpetrators and conspirators of the Pahalgam attack 'will be served with the harshest response'.
He said the attack took place as 'democracy was getting strengthened' in Kashmir, without elaborating on steps taken to strengthen democracy in Indian-administered Kashmir.
Modi's government stripped Kashmir of its special status in 2019, putting it under federal rule. The democratically elected government, in place since last year, has essentially no say in the governance of the region.
Experts say Modi's security-first approach has further alienated Kashmiris, who have borne the brunt of violence since armed rebellion erupted in the late 1980s. Kashmiri rebels, who seek independence or merger with Pakistan, have been fighting Indian rule since then.
During his radio programme Mann Ki Baat, Modi said he had received calls, letters and messages from world leaders condemning the attack, and said 'the entire world stands with the 1.4 billion Indians in our fight against terrorism'.
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Date: 1h ago (08:55 GMT)
Title: 'The waters of the Indus are ours,' says Indian chief minister
Content: Himanta Biswa Sarma, the chief minister of the northeastern Indian state of Assam, has reiterated India's stance against Pakistan, saying no one can 'deter India from taking decisive revenge'.
'Under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, India will hunt down terror and destroy terror infrastructure wherever it exists in the world. India's national security is non-negotiable. The waters of the Indus are ours — and they shall remain ours, unchallenged and eternal,' Sarma wrote on X.
He was responding to a comment by Pakistani politician Bilawal Bhutto Zardari following India's suspension of the Indus Water Treaty in the wake of the Pahalgam attack. 'Indus River is ours and will remain ours; either our water will flow from this Indus or your blood,' Bhutto, the leader of the Pakistan People's Party, was quoted as saying by Indian news agency ANI.
The State of Pakistan has a long and bloody history of betrayal — it took the lives of Bilawal Bhutto's grandfather and mother. It is a tragedy that an unworthy son today chooses to speak in a manner that dishonors even their sacrifice. I extend my deepest condolences to him in… pic.twitter.com/4L4uB9QzXM
— Himanta Biswa Sarma (@himantabiswa) April 26, 2025
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Date: 1h ago (08:40 GMT)
Title: India, Pakistan exchange fire for third consecutive night
Content: For the third night in a row, Pakistani and Indian troops exchanged fire as relations between the neighbours worsened following the deadly attack in Kashmir.
The Indian army said there was 'unprovoked' firing of small arms 'initiated by Pakistan' along the Line of Control (LoC) that separates the two countries.
'[Our] own troops responded effectively with appropriate small arms fire,' it added.
Pakistan has not confirmed the latest exchange of fire.
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Date: 1h ago (08:35 GMT)
Title: India's NIA takes over investigation into deadly Kashmir attack
Content: The National Investigation Agency (NIA), India's counterterrorism organisation, has taken over the probe into the deadly Pahalgam attack, which killed at least 26 people.
An NIA team is visiting the site of the attack and is being supported by forensic experts.
'The eyewitnesses are being questioned in minute detail to piece together the sequence of events that led to one of the worst terror attacks in Kashmir,' an agency statement said on Sunday.
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Date: 1h ago (08:30 GMT)
Title: Here's where things stand
Content: Let's bring you up to speed with the latest developments:
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Date: 1h ago (08:27 GMT)
Title: Welcome to our live coverage
Content: Hello, and thank you for joining our live coverage of the rising India-Pakistan tensions following a deadly attack in Indian-administered Kashmir's Pahalgam.
Stay with Al Jazeera's Live team as we bring you all the latest developments, reactions and analysis throughout the day.
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