India and Pakistan agreed to a full and immediate cease-fire on Saturday, ending a conflict between the two nuclear-armed neighbors that many worried could spiral into a full-scale war.The agreement was brokered after what President Trump said was a long night of U.

Conflict between India and Pakistan is not rare, with the two countries having periodically engaged in wars, clashes and skirmishes since gaining independence from British India in 1947.

The three stories from the Bulletin's archives provide some historical context for a long-simmering conflict that has once again turned hot—and once again poses the possibility of nuclear war that could affect not just South Asia,