The 2025 India-Pakistan clash after the Kashmir tourist massacre
Gone quiet · last story May 9, 2025
What this arc covers
The April-May 2025 crisis between India and Pakistan: the massacre of tourists in Kashmir, the exchanges of fire, Pakistan's missile test, India's missile strikes and Pakistan's retaliation, and the talk of de-escalation.
Earliest story we hold Apr 23, 2025 · 10 stories · 72 independent sources (counted once each) · 16 days
Where it standsnewest first · each bar runs left to right by leaning
May 92025Indian and Pakistan troops swap intense artillery fire overnight8 articles · 8 independent sources1 left, 2 center, 1 right
May 72025India and Pakistan have fought many wars in the past. Are we on the precipice of a new one?9 articles · 8 independent sources2 left, 4 center, 1 right
May 7– 102025Pakistan says India fired missiles at 3 air bases inside country, Pakistan retaliates33 articles · 27 independent sources5 left, 11 center, 3 right
Key momentsthe most covered; every story is below
- Apr 25 – 27, 2025India and Pakistan troops exchange fire in Kashmir18 articles · 15 independent sources
- May 5 – 7, 2025India fires missiles into Pakistani territory in what Islamabad calls ‘act of war’ - Boston News, Weather, Sports45 articles · 31 independent sources
- May 6 – 10, 2025India-Pakistan military reprisals escalate: what we know so far42 articles · 27 independent sources
- May 6, 2025India launches military operation against Pakistan, explosions heard
- May 7, 2025India Attacks Pakistan As Fears Of Wider War Between Nuclear Powers Grow
- May 8, 2025India and Pakistan trade fire and accusations after Indian missile attack - Boston News, Weather, Sports
- May 6 – 7, 2025Pakistan has vowed to respond after India’s missile strikes. Here’s what we know19 articles · 13 independent sources
- May 7 – 10, 2025Pakistan says India fired missiles at 3 air bases inside country, Pakistan retaliates33 articles · 27 independent sources
- May 7, 2025India fires missiles into Pakistani territory in response to Kashmir attack, killing 8 people
- May 10, 2025Pakistan says India fired missiles at 3 air bases inside country. Pakistani retaliation underway
Who covered it, over timeindependent sources per week, by side
Apr 21Apr 28May 5
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Every week as a table
| Week of | Left | Center | Right | Articles |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 21, 2025 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 27 |
| Apr 28, 2025 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| May 5, 2025 | 19 | 30 | 14 | 142 |
Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.
28% left · 51% center · 21% right of 72 independent sources among the outlets we track, across 10 stories.
Every storyoldest first
April 2025
Apr 23– 24A tourist massacre in Kashmir is escalating tensions between India and Pakistan. Here’s what we know13 articles · 13 independent sources1 left, 2 center, 2 right- Apr 25– 27India and Pakistan troops exchange fire in Kashmir18 articles · 15 independent sources1 left, 6 center, 2 right
May 2025
May 3Pakistan test-fires ballistic missile as tensions with India rise6 articles · 6 independent sources1 left, 1 center, 1 right- May 5– 7India fires missiles into Pakistani territory in what Islamabad calls ‘act of war’ - Boston News, Weather, Sports45 articles · 31 independent sources8 left, 15 center, 3 right
- May 6– 7Pakistan has vowed to respond after India’s missile strikes. Here’s what we know19 articles · 13 independent sources2 left, 3 center, 4 right
- May 6– 10India-Pakistan military reprisals escalate: what we know so far42 articles · 27 independent sources8 left, 8 center, 7 right
- May 7India and Pakistan have fought many wars in the past. Are we on the precipice of a new one?9 articles · 8 independent sources2 left, 4 center, 1 right
- May 7– 10Pakistan says India fired missiles at 3 air bases inside country, Pakistan retaliates33 articles · 27 independent sources5 left, 11 center, 3 right
- May 7– 10Pakistan and India say they'd consider de-escalation if the other reciprocates8 articles · 7 independent sources1 left, 3 center, 2 right
- May 9Indian and Pakistan troops swap intense artillery fire overnight8 articles · 8 independent sources1 left, 2 center, 1 right