IN THE DAYS since India launched an aerial strike on Pakistan—avenging a terrorist assault in Kashmir—each side has accused the other of conducting fresh military attacks. Fighting between the two countries is at its most intense for 25 years—and this crisis looks very different from the ones that have come before. This time the two sides are using sophisticated imported weaponry, including armed drones. They are hitting targets not just in Kashmir, but also in major cities outside it. All this is pushing the two powers into a dangerous cycle of escalation. The risk of a nuclear stand-off is going up.
