India and Pakistan are scrambling resources both military and diplomatic to respond to a crisis triggered by a massacre in Indian-controlled Kashmir that has heightened fears of a conflict between the

Pakistan’s military has been on high alert after Cabinet Minister Attaullah Tarar cited credible intelligence indicating that India could attack.

India, once reliant on aging Russian MiGs, has inducted 36 French-made Rafale fighter jets, regarded as one of the most advanced in the West. Pakistan has countered with China’s J-10C jets, delivered in batches since 2022, which come equipped with the powerful PL-15 air-to-air missile — still untested in combat, Reuters said.