Pakistan

The relationship between India and Pakistan has been fraught with tension since they gained independence from colonial Britain in 1947.

India said seven of its targets were used by Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed, both Islamist groups designated terrorist organizations by the UN Security Council.

The Indian army said that it did not target Pakistani military facilities in the attack.

The collapse of the Indus Waters Treaty risks plunging South Asia into a hydro-political crisis due to Pakistan’s 'weaponization of a goodwill agreement.'

“We seek de-escalation and urge all parties to exercise restraint and avoid increasing tensions,” Iranian FM Araghchi said.

Islamabad and New Delhi impose mutual sanctions, close borders, and place forces on alert after a deadly April 22 attack in Kashmir.

The visit comes on the heels of a recent terrorist attack in Pahalgam in India’s Kashmir region, which has enflamed tensions between India and Pakistan.

Airlines have also been reacting to developments in the Middle East, with European and US carriers canceling flights for several days after a missile fired by Yemen's Houthis landed near Ben Gurion.

"It was stressed that Russia is ready to act for a political settlement of the situation resulting from the act of terrorism of April 22," the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Telegram.

The Indian government is considering options to reduce the hit to the airline industry from the closure of Pakistan's airspace.