Vice President JD Vance said Thursday that India should respond carefully to last week's Islamist militant attack in Indian-administered Kashmir to avoid triggering a wider regional conflict.Why It MattersTensions between India and Pakistan have given rise to concerns of a conflict between the two nuclear-armed South Asian nations after an attack on tourists in Kashmir killed 26 people,

Pakistan says India is planning to attack imminently in response to a deadly terrorist attack that Delhi blames on its nuclear armed neighbor.

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi is telling the Indian armed forces it has complete freedom of action to respond to any threats following a terrorist attack in the contested Kashmir region.