A deadly attack on tourists in the disputed Kashmir last week has plunged relations between India and Pakistan to new lows, with both sides hinting at imminent military action.

The United States has appealed to both India and Pakistan to de-escalate border tensions that have been prevailing between the two nuclear power-armed South Asian countries after the Pahalgam terror attack,

The United States has encouraged New Delhi and Islamabad to de-escalate tensions that have continued since the April 22 attack in Jammu and Kashmir, which killed 26 civilians.