India and Pakistan engaged in the most intense fighting in decades with four days of escalating conflict that included fighter jets, missiles and drones packed with explosives. It ended almost as abruptly as it began.

India-Pakistan conflict escalated with missile exchanges and retaliatory strikes. US-brokered ceasefire efforts faced challenges with China's discontent over exclusion from mediation, leading to brief ceasefire violations before tension eased.

Although the air strikes and artillery fire between India and Pakistan have mostly fallen silent, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif took aim at his counterpart over the border on Wednesday, accusing Narendra Modi of fanning instability and vowing a harsh response to future attacks.

India and Pakistan have fought several wars over Kashmir, but the two sides’ active nuclear arsenals significantly raise the stakes of any future conflict.

Trump called India attack on Pakistan "a shame." Marco Rubio echoed his sentiments. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has had a friendly US relation