India and Pakistan are accusing each other of breaking a ceasefire after a bloody military flareup over Kashmir.
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00:00Flashes in the sky pierced the evening calm in Kashmir, threatening to end a ceasefire
00:08reached just hours before, and dashing hopes of a de-escalation in one of the world's
00:13big flashpoints. Nuclear-armed rivals India and Pakistan both claim Kashmir.
00:23And after a terror attack in the region killed 26 tourists, India blamed Pakistan,
00:28sparking the worst fighting between the two countries in decades.
00:32The two sides agreed to hit pause on Saturday in a surprise announcement from Washington,
00:39bringing celebration and hopes for peace in Kashmir.
00:44We thank God for this ceasefire announcement. It's a relief for us Kashmiris and all the Indian states.
00:50War doesn't solve anything. We will sleep soundly tonight. The war has kept us awake.
00:55Now, though, India and Pakistan both say the other side has broken the truce.
01:02We call upon Pakistan to take appropriate steps to address these violations and deal with the situation with seriousness and responsibility.
01:13The armed forces are maintaining a strong vision on the situation.
01:19They have been given instructions to deal strongly with any instances of repetition of the violations of the border along the international border as well as the line of control.
01:32Pakistan says it hasn't made any violations, but their foreign ministry says it's India breaching the agreement.
01:40And their forces are handling the situation with responsibility and restraint.
01:45Some analysts had questioned from the beginning whether the truce could hold, but say the stakes are high, both in Kashmir and beyond.
01:52This is, you know, of course, a conflict between two nuclear armed states.
01:57The possibility of escalation was something that wasn't just important to India and Pakistan, but was important to all of their neighbors and really the whole world.
02:04The question now is whether the two sides will go back to the negotiating table and stop a flare-up that's killed dozens, including children, from growing.
02:14Dolphine Chen and John Van Trieste for Taiwan Plus.