‘Our hearts bleed today’: How terrorist attack shook fragile stability in Kashmir

Tourism in the region faces a devastating setback as the Indian government vows tough retaliation against the attackers

On Tuesday morning, life was vibrant in the Baisaran Valley in Pahalgam, surrounded by pine-covered mountains and snow-kissed peaks where the air was crisp, clean, and chilled, Manju Tripathi, 37, a tourist from Gujarat, recalls.

By afternoon, everything had changed, as a volley of bullets rang in the air after a...