Three Indian soldiers were killed in clashes with militants in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, officials said, a day after a gunbattle 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.
Based on reporting by Reuters and AP
