After a week of mounting violence between India and Pakistan, the return of India’s captured pilot did not lead to immediate calm. Rather, heavy fire was reported from forces on both sides of the Line of Control deep into Saturday and into early Sunday.



Sunday was a new day, however, and residents on both sides of the Line of Control reported that a lull returned to the area. Tensions remain high, but no one has fired anything in the past 24 hours.



The week of fighting was the worst between India and Pakistan in several years, and raised fears that the two nuclear-armed states were getting close to a disastrous war. International calls for restraint didn’t look to be heeded.



Yet whatever the case, the situation has calmed down, at least for the time being. While there remains concern that fighting could resume at any time, and tensions are far from dissipating.

Author: Jason Ditz Jason Ditz is news editor of Antiwar.com. View all posts by Jason Ditz