At the time of the partition of india maharaja hari singh the ruler of the. Pakistan says it has shot down two indian military jets and captured a pilot in a major escalation between the nuclear powers over kashmir.
Even before india and pakistan won their.
India pakistan kashmir border images. Indias prime minister narendra modi warned pakistan on friday to expect a strong response to a suicide attack that killed 44 paramilitary policemen in kashmir. How old is this fight. But why do india and pakistan dispute kashmir.
They waged two wars over it and are now nuclear armed. Pakistan army steps up security along border with india the fresh instructions especially to remain alert have been issued by the pakistan armys 3 pok brigade to. Tensions between india and pakistan are flaring once again over kashmir raising global anxiety about the risk of conflict between the two nuclear armed rivals.
Pakistan centers on the border region of kashmir an area in the himalayas claimed in full and ruled in part by both. Indias defeat in the 1962 china war followed by the delineation of the kutch border emboldened pakistan to try and take kashmir by force and settle its political. Read newsrounds guide to find out.
India said it had lost one. Violence flares often as it. Indian military officials said on thursday they welcomed pakistans planned return of a captured pilot but refused to confirm they would de escalate a conflict.
Kashmir was a muslim majority princely state ruled by a hindu king maharaja hari singh. Why are india and pakistan fighting over a territory called kashmir.