This marked the second-highest jump across states in a year that saw overall new investment plans in the country rise by 25.35 per cent to ₹44.15 trillion

Tourism in Kashmir, which had been on the rise since the Covid pandemic, has come to a standstill following the the killing of 26 tourists on April 22 in the picturesque town of Pahalgam. According to the Association of Hoteliers in the Valley,

Pakistan’s Defence Minister Khawaja Muhammad Asif told the New York Times on Friday (April 25, 2025) that an international investigation is needed into the killing of 26 men at Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir, and Pakistan is willing to work with international investigators.