India and Pakistan engaged in the most intense fighting in decades with four days of escalating conflict that included fighter jets, missiles and drones packed with explosives. It ended almost as abruptly as it began.

The ceasefire had been expected to bring a swift end to weeks of escalating clashes triggered by the mass shooting of tourists last month that India blames on Pakistan.

Even under the threat of an all-out war that could spiral into a catastrophic nuclear conflict,  India’s opposition parties—including the Stalinist parliamentary parties—have rallied behind the Modi-led BJP government in the name of “defending the nation.

As tensions ratcheted up over the last week of fighting, Pakistan did not consider deploying nuclear warheads to strike India, the country’s foreign minister Ishaq Dar told CNN on Monday.

The Pakistan Super League is set to resume this weekend after a ceasefire between Pakistan and India. “Let the aura take over as we unite and celebrate the spirit of cricket," he posted. Pakistan and India agreed to a truce last Saturday after talks to defuse their most serious military confrontation in decades.