India, Pakistan agree to ease tensions in Kashmir

By Associated Press
Published January 16, 2013 5:00am ET
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India, Pakistan agree to ease tensions in Kashmir
An Indian army soldier patrols near the Line of Control (LOC), the line that divides Kashmir between India and Pakistan, in Churunda village, about 150 Kilometers (94 miles) northwest of Srinagar, India, Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013. India's relations with archrival Pakistan "cannot be business as usual" in the wake of a spate of attacks in Kashmir, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said Tuesday in a statement that threatens to ratchet up tensions in the wake of the Himalayan violence. A series of tit-for-tat attacks, including the beheading of an Indian soldier, across the LOC that divides the Himalayan region has killed two Pakistani and two Indian soldiers over the past 10 days. (AP Photo/Mukhtar Khan) | Mukhtar Khan

NEW DELHI (AP) — An army official says India and Pakistan have agreed to ease tensions in disputed Kashmir after recent clashes there.

Indian army spokesman Col. Jagdeep Dahiya says the military commanders of the two sides spoke by telephone for 10 minutes on Wednesday and reached an understanding not to allow the situation to escalate.

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