Pakistan vs India: Why is Kashmir back in the headlines?

A deadly attack that killed 26 people on Wednesday in Indian-administered Kashmir has rehashed diplomatic tensions that have spanned for decades. Dozens were killed after four armed gunmen opened fire on a group of vacationers in the tourist town of Pahalgam, in what is being described as the deadliest attack that has taken place on tourists since 2000. "The atmosphere in the region is tense and weighed down by grief," a journalist based in Kashmir told The New Arab. "In the wake of the Pahalgam