Sign up for the India Edition newsletter by Menaka Doshi – an insider's guide to the emerging economic powerhouse, and the billionaires and businesses behind its rise, delivered weekly.The recent conflict between India and Pakistan is prompting a reassessment of Chinese weapons,

India also has a long-standing policy of refusing to allow foreign mediation when it comes to the status of Muslim-majority Kashmir - a disputed region claimed by both India and Pakistan in its entirety - which has been at the center of the latest conflict with Pakistan and which India regards as a strictly internal matter.

Saturday began with the looming specter of full-blown war between India and Pakistan. It ended with an evening ceasefire announcement by President Donald Trump. Here's a look at how events unfolded.

Yet, the danger of nuclear war remains "relatively small" between India and Pakistan, according to Mr Clary. "So long as there is not major ground combat along the border, the dangers of nuclear use remain relatively small and manageable," he said.

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.

Pakistan will have to get rid of its "terrorist infrastructure" if it wants to be "saved", Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Monday, his first comments on the military clashes with Pakistan since last week's deadly fighting between the two countries.

In a significant military operation, the Indian armed forces have effectively demolished terrorist strongholds across Pakistan, underlining India's determination to combat cross-border terrorism. Operation Sindoor,

India slammed Pakistan again on Tuesday for supporting cross-border terrorism, saying a nation which had nurtured terrorism on an industrial scale thinking that it could escape the consequences was fooling itself.