The Take: Can India and Pakistan avoid a fourth war over Kashmir?

India and Pakistan exchange deadly fire as tensions escalate over Kashmir.

Military personnel with Indian Army stand guard at India Gate in New Delhi, India, May 8, 2025. [Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters]
Indian Army personnel stand guard at India Gate in New Delhi, India, May 8, 2025 [Anushree Fadnavis/Reuters]

It’s the biggest military escalation between India and Pakistan in decades. Missile strikes, drone attacks, and deadly shelling have struck on both sides of the border in the disputed region of Kashmir. With dozens of civilians dead and both countries trading blame, can the two nuclear powers contain the dispute?

In this episode:

  • Charu Kasturi (@CharuKasturi), Al Jazeera senior editor and writer

Episode credits:

This episode was produced by Haleema Shah, Marcos Bartolome, and Tamara Khandaker with Phillip Lanos, Spencer Cline, Kingwell Ma, Mariana Navarette, Kisaa Zehra and our guest host, Manuel Rapalo. It was edited by Noor Wazwaz. 

Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad Al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is the Take’s executive producer. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera’s head of audio. 

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