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In mid-February, an attack by the Pakistan-based terrorist group Jaish-e-Muhammad on Indian military personnel in Kashmir resulted in the deaths of 40 troops and sparked off a frightening round of military and diplomatic conflict between India and Pakistan. This conflict is all the more worrying because of its potential for escalation into a nuclear exchange. For this week’s podcast, we spoke with Alyssa Ayres, senior fellow for India, Pakistan, and South Asia at the Council on Foreign Relations (and an Octavian Report contributor) to discuss what we have seen so far and what’s next.