Three Indian soldiers were killed in clashes with militants in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, officials said, a day after a gun battle in which five were killed.The flare-up comes amid a major offensive by India that has killed 22 militants in the past month.New Delhi said 20 Indian soldiers have been killed during the same period, the biggest death toll since a militant suicide attack killed 40 paramilitary police in February 2019.On May 3, five Indian soldiers, including a high-ranking army officer, were killed in India-administered Kashmir.Muslim-majority Pakistan and Hindu-led India have fought two wars over control of Kashmir, which is claimed in full by both nuclear-armed countries.India accuses Pakistan of funding militant groups fighting Indian troops, a claim Islamabad denies.Tensions in Indian-controlled Kashmir have been running particularly high since August 2019, when India stripped the region of limited autonomy and implemented a months-long crackdown on militants and supporters of independence or unification with Pakistan-administered Kashmir.
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