Ethnic Conflict: Kashmir

Disputes over land seem to be a catalyst for almost every hostility and war since the dawn of time. The addition of politics and religion into the matter only serves to aggravate an already tense situation. Kashmir knows this all too well. The conflict between Hindus and Muslims seems to be an ever reoccurring battle. This is also evidenced in population battles. Hindus make up the social majority of the population of India by almost eighty percent. Feelings of tension and uneasiness are a natural reaction to being dominated by a majority and are a problem unto itself.

India and Pakistan have been at odds for over seven decades since the partition that caused each to define itself in opposition to the other, and they have fought four wars since. The primary point of contention between the two countries is the Kashmir dispute, which dates back to 1947. After the Indian subcontinent divided, there was the issue of 650 states existing within the two newly independent countries. These states, which were each run by separate monarchies, had the choice to decide which country to join, or of remaining independent. In practice, the restive population of each province proved decisive. Although many princes wanted their territories to remain independent states, which would have meant hereditary monarchies and no

Kashmir is one of the most beautiful places of india which lies between Pakistan and india. It’s a heaven of the earth which embraces glaciers, pristine rivers and valleys, forests and green- biodiversity. but Kashmir is a reasean for stresses between Pakistan and india. This issue was started since in 1947 when india became independent by british impere. After that Kashmir has been becoming the concerning issue of both India and Pakistan. Eventhough indai is denying saying Kashmir is an international dispute but Pakistan always raises this issue as an international issue.

The first war between India and Pakistan, which started in October 1947, was one of the first major events that led to the modern-day hatred between these two nations. British policy stated that the numerous princely states would have to

In this essay I hope to look at the issues of conflict in South Asia focusing on India and in particular the continuing Hindu-Muslim tensions, and look at possible reasons for the continuing conflict which appears to have escalated since the withdrawal of British Rule from India. Multiple events had shaped the Indian subcontinent with

Kashmir is conflict territory after the partition of India and Pakistan. Conflict is not only between India and Pakistan but also India and the religious militants. Religious Militants are conducting a jihad to govern by the religious law. Historically, Kashmir included Sufis Muslim not orthodox Muslim. Numerous international events had influenced in the growth of Islamic fundamentalism in Kashmir. Jihad is not originally from Kashmir but they are foreign militancy bought during the end of the Soviet –Afghanistan War. Additionally, they are trained in Afghanistan and Pakistan. Pakistan Inter service Intelligence helped them to incorporate into organized militant groups. Pakistan helped Jihad group with full moral,

Jammu and Kashmir is being contested by India and Pakistan as their integral part since 1947. The conflict of Kashmir started at the time of the partition of the subcontinent into two countries, India and Pakistan in 1947. It was decided that the Muslim majority states will accede to Pakistan and the Hindu majority states will go to India. Jammu and Kashmir despite being a Muslim majority state had to accede to India by the virtue of instrument of accession signed between the Maharaja and Lord Mount Batten, the then Governor General of India (Schofield, 2010).The problem of Jammu and Kashmir could have only been solved through a plebiscite which the then Prime minister of India promised to the people of Kashmir and was also upheld

The liberation of Bangladesh from the cruel clutches of Pakistan was the main reason for conflict between India and Pakistan. India being a sandwich between East Pakistan and West Pakistan could not turn his eyes from the genocide perpetuated against the civilians of East Pakistan by West Pakistan junta.

The war started when the pakistani military went on the Indian side of the Line Of Control. So india took the approach of operation Vijay

Historical truth, however, does not side with Pakistan on Kashmir. The exiting British Raj in 1947 had both the Muslim League and Indian National Congress sign off on the Indian Independence Act. This legislation simplified, or so everyone thought, the divvying up of British India into the sovereign republics of India and Pakistan.

The war between Pakistan and India in 1965 and 1999 see also (Bose, S. 2009) has shown that India and Pakistan are increasing their military power and facing the challenges. On the other hand, China is behind the Pakistan. So India is worrying if USA and China extend their support to Pakistan and Pakistan prepares to attack Kashmir. Indian central politics are also responsible for improving Kashmir case. Sonia Gandhi (leader of Indian Congress) is a liberal and her party wants a dialogue with Kashmir and Pakistan both.

Thе Jammu and Kashmir disputе bеtwееn India, Kashmir sеparatists, Pakistan, and forеign fightеrs rеprеsеnts a war of insurgеncy that is bеing fought for many rеasons. It is tracеd to thе partition of India and Pakistan in 1948 by thе British. Thе controvеrsy arosе whеn both India and Pakistan claimеd Jammu and Kashmir as part of thеir nеw countriеs. India laid claim bеcausе Kashmir’s rulеr dеcidеd to join India aftеr coming undеr attack from Pakistan

India’s govеrnmеnt is involvеd in thе longеst countеrinsurgеncy (COIN) campaign that is controllеd by a nation in modеrn history. Thе Kashmir conflict is complеx and contains a conflict of intеrеsts with multiplе pеoplе struggling for a variеty of agеndas that includе prеsеrvation of a sеcular nation by India, indеpеndеncе of Kashmir by thе sеparatists, and provision of unity as a Muslim statе contеstеd by Pakistan. This casе study analyzеs insurgеncy in Jammu and Kashmir and thе Indian govеrnmеnts and sеcurity forcеs rеsponsе to thеsе conditions. It also focusеs on thе Indian govеrnmеnt’s countеrinsurgеncy campaign stratеgy from 1989 to prеsеnt.

The two South Asian neighboring countries Pakistan and India have a unmitigated record of tensions for number of assorted issues including Kashmir dispute, cross border terrorist activities,

This article describes the part played by Hindus of Kashmir in awakening the masses through literary and artistic transformations. Kashmiri Pandits by dint of their knowledge perceived English education and comes in interface with European scholars led to ushering historical attainments and