global 10-indo pak conflict
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Current Issues of Our Time
Indo-Pakistani ConflictBy Spencer Schell
HistoryWars
• Kashmir• 1947-Partition–War
• 1965–War
• 1971-Pakistani Civil War–War -East Pakistan
Historyother
• 1974-India goes nuclear
• 1992-Hindi-Muslim riots
• 1998-Pakistan goes nuclear
Causes
• Dispute over Kashmir• Division of a subcontinent• Proxy war
Political
India
Pak.
Political Causes (cont.)
• Former colonial backers• Cold War divisions• Both have nukes
Social Causes
•RELIGION–Different faiths– These faiths clash on a lot– Same religious sites
VS
Social Causes(cont.)
• Distinct classes/lifestyles
• Ethnicities
PoorPakistan
WealthyIndia
Economic Causes
• Division of a formerly united economy• Compete for same products
Political Effects
• The wars
• Continuing skirmishes
• Biggest global nuclear threat
Social Effects
• Exodus of other’s people
• Dispute over Kashmir(again)
• Riots+discrimination
• Famine
Economic Effects
• Discriminatory economy
• Declination of pipeline
• MFN
Summary
• KASHMIR!• Hindu vs. Muslim
– Nukes
Outside dangers
• China wants a piece of Kashmir
• Taliban Afghanistan
Now
• April 20, 2011
• The nukes of Pakistan
• Feb.-new talks
A solution
• Kashmir needs independence
• Both sides need to accept tolerance