Following Tuesday's massacre of 26 mostly Indian tourists, hostilities have intensified between India and Pakistan over the hotly contested Kashmir region.

The April 22 attack in India's Jammu and Kashmir territory was the deadliest on civilians in nearly two decades in the country.But the area has long been a source of tension between India and Pakistan.

As world powers face multiple crises, the one set off by a terror attack in Kashmir is getting scant attention or help in de-escalating between nuclear-armed neighbors.