Relations between India and Pakistan are cratering following a deadly attack in the disputed Himalayan region of Jammu and Kashmir that left more than two dozen tourists dead, raising fears of military escalation between the nuclear-armed rivals.

Twenty-six men were killed and 17 were injured when suspected militants opened fire at tourists in India's Jammu and Kashmir territory, police said.

Members of Jammu and Kashmir Awami National Conference shout slogans during a protest after a deadly attack that killed 26 people, mostly tourists, in Srinagar, Indian controlled Kashmir, Thursday, April.