Dhaka, May 2 -- The ceasefire between India and Pakistan along Kashmir's Line of Control (LoC) has become precarious after the recent Pahalgam terrorist attack. India has long accused Pakistan of supporting a proxy insurgency in Kashmir to destabilize India. The killing of 26 tourists in the picturesque Pir Panjal Valley was the worst terror attack in recent years. An official statement from the Indian foreign secretary referred to "cross-border linkages of the terrorist attack". Pakistan has requested evidence and a neutral international probe. China, Russia and the United States have called for restraint and dialogue.

The Indian response has included downgrading diplomatic ties and reducing staff at the Pakistan High Commission in New ...