An attack on tourists in India's Himalayan territory of Kashmir this week sparked a new crisis between nuclear armed South Asian neighbours India and Pakistan, with New Delhi blaming militants with "cross-border linkages" for the killings.

When tragedy struck Pahalgam, 16-year-old Rubeena — lovingly called Kashmir’s ‘Rabbit Girl’ — opened her heart and home to frightened tourists. With courage beyond her years, she helped strangers find safety,

The nuclear-armed rivals, which both claim Kashmir and administer separate parts of it, are at a dangerous crossroad after Tuesday’s militant attack, analysts said.