India and Pakistan engaged in the most intense fighting in decades with four days of escalating conflict that included fighter jets, missiles and drones packed with explosives. It ended almost as abruptly as it began.

The ceasefire had been expected to bring a swift end to weeks of escalating clashes triggered by the mass shooting of tourists last month that India blames on Pakistan.

A ceasefire agreement between India and Pakistan, announced by President Donald Trump earlier today, has allegedly been violated by Pakistan. Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri said the Indian army is retaliating against the border intrusion.

A ceasefire agreed between India and Pakistan appears to be holding, with both sides stressing their commitment to the surprise truce which halted the worst fighting in decades between the nuclear-armed neighbors.

A coalition of 20 Democratic-led states filed two lawsuits on Tuesday seeking to block President Donald Trump's administration from forcing them to cooperate with immigration enforcement in order to receive billions of dollars in transportation, counter-terrorism and emergency preparedness grant funding.

President Donald Trump announced that the two countries had reached a "full and immediate ceasefire" following a series of escalating attacks.

As tensions ratcheted up over the last week of fighting, Pakistan did not consider deploying nuclear warheads to strike India, the country’s foreign minister Ishaq Dar told CNN on Monday.

Left parties criticize Indian government for allowing U.S. mediation in India-Pakistan tensions, violating bilateral dispute resolution policy.