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Tensions between India and Pakistan have sharply escalated over the disputed region of Kashmir. Islamabad says it launched retaliatory strikes after Indian attacks on three Pakistani airbases, calling its response 鈥渁n eye for an eye.鈥� The exchange has raised fresh fears of broader conflict between the two nuclear-armed neighbours.
Also in the programme: Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates says he plans to give away nearly all of his fortune within the next two decades before closing his foundation. He has already donated over $100 billion through the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and says he wants to ensure his legacy isn鈥檛 simply one of wealth. And the International Booker Prize approaches. One of the shortlisted works is 鈥� Heart Lamp鈥�, a collection of short stories by Indian author Banu Mushtaq, translated into English for the first time by Deepa Bhasthi. The stories focus on the lives of Indian women, bringing Mushtaq鈥檚 35-year literary career to a global audience. To discuss this and more, we鈥檙e joined by Eunice Goes, professor of politics at Richmond University in the UK, and Sandip Roy, writer and broadcaster based in Calcutta, India. CREDIT: Indian people gather around a damaged vehicle and house after cross-border shelling from Pakistan, at Jammu town in Jammu and Kashmir, India, 10 May 2025. Mandatory Credit: Photo by MUKESH/EPA-EFE/Shutterstock