With last-minute U.S. mediation, cooler heads prevailed between India and Pakistan. But a flare-up is inevitable.

A series of military strikes last week by India and Pakistan brought the nuclear-armed rivals closer to a broader war.

The president's comments came after the two countries agreed to a ceasefire following weeks of escalating clashes.

How India threads the diplomatic needle - courting favour with Trump over issues like trade while asserting its own interests in the Kashmir conflict - will depend in large part on domestic politics and could determine the future prospects for conflict in Kashmir.

A ceasefire agreed between India and Pakistan appears to be holding, with both sides stressing their commitment to the surprise truce which halted the worst fighting in decades between the nuclear-armed neighbors.

Pakistan's government press office told NBC News that it had targeted and destroyed a missile storage site, an air base, and an airfield inside India near the border. It also said it had launched a cyber operation, claiming to have hacked several Indian government websites.

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.

Analysts say the move is a security risk. Why it’s happening: A unified system is intended to advance President Donald Trump’s priorities, including identifying undocumented immigrants and rooting out fraud.