"Multiple locations in India are being targeted in the retaliatory attacks," state-run Pakistan media reports. It's the latest escalation in a conflict triggered by a deadly attack last month that India has blamed Pakistan for.

Amid fears of further escalation, Pakistan said it shot down 16 drones Thursday, while India said it targeted an air defense system in Lahore.

Tensions between India and Pakistan are rising, with Chinese defense stocks surging after Pakistan's apparent use of China-made weapons to down Indian jets. Pakistan's Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar claimed on Wednesday that Pakistan deployed Chinese-made J-10C fighter jets in a clash with India's air force,

On the last two occasions that India and Pakistan clashed significantly over Kashmir, in 2016 and 2019, the U.S. played a key role in deescalating tensions. However, today’s Trump administration is taking a hands-off approach, with Vice President J.D. Vance telling Fox News that the spat was “fundamentally none of our business.”

Neighbors India and Pakistan have a long history of military clashes, but this is why the nuclear-armed neighbors are fighting now.