The military operations chiefs of India and Pakistan will discuss on Monday the next steps for the nuclear-armed neighbours after a ceasefire returns calm to the border, following their fiercest fighting in nearly three decades.

For context: India says the initial missile strikes were a response to a deadly militant attack on Indian tourists in Pahalgam in Indian-administered Kashmir last month. India says it has clear evidence linking Pakistan-based terrorists and external actors to the attack - a claim Islamabad denies.