India and Pakistan engaged in the most intense fighting in decades with four days of escalating conflict that included fighter jets, missiles and drones packed with explosives. It ended almost as abruptly as it began.

The three stories from the Bulletin's archives provide some historical context for a long-simmering conflict that has once again turned hot—and once again poses the possibility of nuclear war that could affect not just South Asia,

Civilian airports were reopened and stocks jumped in both nations, signs of confidence that the agreement to halt the most alarming fighting in decades was holding.