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BUSH BRUTALITYOn Sept. 19, a veterinarian aided by a crew from Rhino 911, a tactical-air-support nonprofit that
fights rhino poaching, tends to a rhino wounded during a dehorning by poachers at Pilanesberg National Park in South
Africa. The CITES wildlife trade conference, due to begin Sept. 24, has put combatting the rhino-horn trade at the top of its
agenda.Photograph by Gianluigi Guercia—AFP/Getty Images

On the mOrning Of Sept. 18, fOur heavily
armed men attacked an Indian army base near the
town of Uri in the disputed territory of Kashmir.
The attack left at least 18 soldiers dead and over
two dozen wounded, and it threatens to disrupt
the perennially fragile détente between India and
Pakistan in the contentious mountain region:

WAR OF WORDSThe attack has sparked a heated
confrontation between the two adver-
sarial neighbors. New Delhi has claimed
the attack was carried out by Jaish-e-
Muhammad, an Islamist terror group that
some in India have accused Pakistan of
supporting. Home Minister Rajnath Singh
went further, calling Pakistan a “terror-
ist state.” Pakistani authorities slammed
“baseless and irresponsible” claims that
they orchestrated the attack, asking
their Indian counterparts for “action-
able intelligence.”

◁ The Kashmir attack may end

Modi’s attempts to rebuild

relations with Pakistan

HIGH STAKES Indian Prime Minister Narendra

Modi is now under pressure domestically to retali-

ate with military force. It wouldn’t be the first time

Kashmir sparked armed conflict; of the four wars

India and Pakistan have fought since gaining in-

dependence from Britain in 1947, three have been

over control of the region. Considering that both

countries possess nuclear weapons, further escala-

tion would be cause for global alarm.

COLD WAR Modi’s government seems for now to be

drawing back from retaliation, instead deciding to

“diplomatically isolate” Pakistan at international

forums like September’s U.N. General Assem-

bly. However, a top Indian military official

made it clear that all options were on the

table. “We reserve the right to respond to

any act of the adversary,” Lieut. General

Ranbir Singh said, “at a time and

place of our choosing.”

—riShi iyengar

SOUTH ASIA

Kashmir attack pushes India

and Pakistan to the brink