Tensions soared on Tuesday when India attacked areas inside Pakistan that it claimed sheltered armed groups.

That was after 26 tourists were killed in Indian-administered Kashmir last month.

India has accused Pakistan of backing the fighters, a claim Islamabad denied.

Why has the Kashmir region been a source of hostility between the two countries since independence from British rule in 1947?

How far can colonial legacy be blamed for the conflict? And what lies ahead?

Presenter:

Sami Zeidan

Guests:

Victoria Schofield – British biographer, historian and author of books on Kashmir.

Radha Kumar – Author, academic and an Indian government-appointed negotiator appointed to resolve the Kashmir crisis

Ayesha Jalal – Professor at Tufts University and expert on South Asian history.