When Aishanya and Shubham Dwivedi married in February, they began planning a vacation to Indian-controlled Kashmir to celebrate. As the couple paused for a snack in its lush Pahalgam meadow surrounded by snow-capped Himalayan peaks,

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio urged India and Pakistan to work with each other to de-escalate tensions after last week's Islamist militant attack in India-administered Kashmir, the State Department said on Wednesday.

India’s moves to punish Pakistan after accusing it of backing the attack have driven tensions between the nuclear-armed rivals.