Even after a ceasefire, the standoff over Kashmir risks escalating into something far worse if nationalist ideology wins out over realism.

U.S. President Donald Trump said his administration had helped to avoid a nuclear war between India and Pakistan, and that the promise of trade was the big driver in ending the recent hostilities. The Trump Administration helped to broker a ceasefire between India and Pakistan over the weekend,

India and Pakistan have been pushed a step closer to war after a gun massacre of tourists on April 22, their most serious confrontation in decades.