  The latest data from the T2K and \nova experiments show a tension in their
preferred values of the oscillation parameters. In this work, we try to
identify the source of the tension between the data from these two experiments.
An analysis of their data from various channels (individually, and combined)
shows that the tension arises primarily from the $\nu_e$ appearance data, and
is compounded by the $\bar{\nu}_\mu$ disappearance data. We provide an
explanation for the tension based on parameter degeneracies. Apart from the
analysis with the standard matter effect, we also analyse the data with the
vacuum oscillation hypothesis. We find that vacuum oscillations fit the data as
well as matter effects do; and also reduce the tension between the two
experiments. We have also done a study of the future run of NO$\nu$A, T2K and
DUNE in the context of resolving this tension.
