Indian warplanes flew on Tuesday morning over pakistani territory for the first time since 1971. When was the arch-enemies at war with each other for the third time. Now there is a concern that the dangerous situation can turn into a fourth war. Both India and Pakistan have huge nuclear arsenals.
was a revenge for terrorattentatet in the indian part of Kashmir nearly two weeks ago, where the 46 recruits were killed. Versions of what happened in Balakot in pakistan’s portion of Kashmir yesterday, as expected, in particular. According to the India bombed a training facility for militants and more than 300 people died. Pakistan says that the battle was chased away and that no people were harmed in the bombing.
Nationalism flows in the media in both countries. Indian newspapers pays tribute to a ” firm and decisive action in a necessary action to stop terrorism”. In Pakistan, is honored with the custom military was ”prepared for the indian attack came and chased away the perpetrators”. In India described the attack as a show of strength, in Pakistan as cowardice.
is bound to continue, but the question is how Pakistan will respond to flygräden. Several analysts believe that it could become a new terrorist attack in the indian part of Kashmir. The ties between Pakistan and the variegated flora of the militant groups operating in the area is stronger than what the government and the security services in Islamabad agree.
the BBC reports that the population on the indian side has seen major military movements in the last three days. India is considered to have more than a half million soldiers in Kashmir. A unified environment called on Tuesday for restraint.
Both India and the islamic republic of Pakistan claim the divided Kashmir, have a muslim befolkningsmajoritet. The conflict began when the partition of India was a fact in the context of independence from the Uk in 1947. Since 1989, a number of islamist groups fighting against India and made raids over the truce. They want to see a united Kashmir a part of Pakistan or as an independent country. The conflict has claimed tens of thousands of lives.
through the years to solve Kashmir, but in both countries, in particular the military, an interest that the conflict consists. In Pakistan is the military by far the strongest power and controls the country’s foreign policy.
In India sees the hindunationalistiska prime minister Narendra Modi out to have been a brilliant start of the campaign period for the parliamentary elections in april. According to Sydasienkännaren Sten Widmalm can Modi the short term to make big political gains through military action inside Pakistan. On Tuesday, he was greeted by cheers when he said, ”I for is the enthusiasm and energy you know, in the day the bows we have for our heroes”.
During Narendra Modis party, the BJP’s five years in power have the relationship with Pakistan deteriorated. Meanwhile, tensions increased between the hindus and the muslim minority in India.
between India and Pakistan escalate, additional two nuclear powers be drawn into. Pakistan has close ties with China, which also controls a small part of Kashmir. India’s closest ally is the united states. It means that the new cold war cut straight through the scenic beauty of Kashmir.
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