India and Pakistan agreed on May 10 to end days of fighting, after the worst confrontation between the two countries in decades.

India also has a long-standing policy of refusing to allow foreign mediation when it comes to the status of Muslim-majority Kashmir - a disputed region claimed by both India and Pakistan in its entirety - which has been at the center of the latest conflict with Pakistan and which India regards as a strictly internal matter.

Hours after the cease-fire was confirmed, there were accusations that the agreement was not being entirely upheld.