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| NEW DELHI — Tensions between India and Pakistan were raised again on Tuesday, when four militants attacked an Indian Army base in the northern state of Jammu and Kashmir, killing three soldiers. | NEW DELHI — Tensions between India and Pakistan were raised again on Tuesday, when four militants attacked an Indian Army base in the northern state of Jammu and Kashmir, killing three soldiers. |
| The Indian Army confirmed that there had been an attack at a base in Nagrota, its regional headquarters for the country’s northernmost state, which has been at the center of a nearly 70-year dispute with neighboring Pakistan. | The Indian Army confirmed that there had been an attack at a base in Nagrota, its regional headquarters for the country’s northernmost state, which has been at the center of a nearly 70-year dispute with neighboring Pakistan. |
| The assault began early Tuesday and was carried out by four militants who were subsequently killed, an Indian official said. | The assault began early Tuesday and was carried out by four militants who were subsequently killed, an Indian official said. |
| Also on Tuesday, Indian security forces in Jammu and Kashmir reported killing three heavily armed militants after a battle near the town of Ramgarh, on the Pakistani border, that lasted several hours. | Also on Tuesday, Indian security forces in Jammu and Kashmir reported killing three heavily armed militants after a battle near the town of Ramgarh, on the Pakistani border, that lasted several hours. |
| Dinesh Kumar Upadhyaya, inspector general of the Jammu frontier area for the Border Security Force, said the militants were armed with AK-47s, wore suicide belts and hurled about a dozen grenades before being killed. | Dinesh Kumar Upadhyaya, inspector general of the Jammu frontier area for the Border Security Force, said the militants were armed with AK-47s, wore suicide belts and hurled about a dozen grenades before being killed. |
| Tensions have heightened between the two nuclear-armed countries since a Sept. 18 assault by militants on an Indian Army post in the disputed region of Kashmir killed 19 soldiers. India, which said the assailants had come from Pakistan, conducted retaliatory military strikes two weeks later on terrorist camps in Pakistani-controlled Kashmir. | |
| Since then, nationalist rhetoric has increased in intensity in both countries, worrying many. India and Pakistan have been at war three times since they gained independence from Britain in 1947. | Since then, nationalist rhetoric has increased in intensity in both countries, worrying many. India and Pakistan have been at war three times since they gained independence from Britain in 1947. |
| Experts interviewed on Tuesday said they viewed the latest attack as a continuation of nearly two decades of violence in Jammu and Kashmir that have included numerous attacks on Indian military installations. | Experts interviewed on Tuesday said they viewed the latest attack as a continuation of nearly two decades of violence in Jammu and Kashmir that have included numerous attacks on Indian military installations. |
| “It is business as usual,” said Praveen Swami, the author of “India, Pakistan and the Secret Jihad: The Covert War in Kashmir, 1947-2004.” | “It is business as usual,” said Praveen Swami, the author of “India, Pakistan and the Secret Jihad: The Covert War in Kashmir, 1947-2004.” |
| Analysts said the attack, which resulted in comparatively few deaths, was unlikely to provoke the type of retaliatory strikes from India that followed the assault in September. | Analysts said the attack, which resulted in comparatively few deaths, was unlikely to provoke the type of retaliatory strikes from India that followed the assault in September. |
| “It’s clear that India won’t be responding in the predictable fashion,” said Nitin A. Gokhale, a national security analyst. | “It’s clear that India won’t be responding in the predictable fashion,” said Nitin A. Gokhale, a national security analyst. |
| Separately on Tuesday, Lt. Gen. Qamar Javed Bajwa took command of the Pakistani Army from Gen. Raheel Sharif, who retired. | |
| In his farewell speech, General Sharif issued a warning to India, saying that it “should know that mistaking our policy of patience for weakness would be dangerous.” | In his farewell speech, General Sharif issued a warning to India, saying that it “should know that mistaking our policy of patience for weakness would be dangerous.” |
| Before Tuesday, India had already lost 23 security officers in border skirmishes since the September assault on the Kashmir army base. Pakistan has also lost a substantial number of security officers, although it has not released an official count. | Before Tuesday, India had already lost 23 security officers in border skirmishes since the September assault on the Kashmir army base. Pakistan has also lost a substantial number of security officers, although it has not released an official count. |
| Dozens of civilians have also been killed, and diplomatic relations between the two countries have been virtually suspended. | Dozens of civilians have also been killed, and diplomatic relations between the two countries have been virtually suspended. |