JAMMU, India (Reuters) - India slammed Pakistan on Wednesday over a rare fire fight in the disputed territory of Kashmir in which two Indian soldiers were killed, but the spat between the nuclear-armed rivals appeared unlikely to escalate into a full-blown diplomatic crisis.
India summoned Pakistan's envoy in New Delhi to lodge a protest over Tuesday's clash, and accused Pakistani troops of "barbaric and inhuman" behaviour. It said Pakistani soldiers crossed the heavily militarised Line of Control (LoC) in Kashmir and fired at one of its army patrols.
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