43+E.+Identify+the+sources+of+ethnic+and+religious+conflicts+in+the+following+nations+and+regions.+E.++Kashmir

Editors: AJ and Sandra 43 Identify the sources of ethnic and religious conflicts in the following nations and regions. E. **Kashmir**:

What happened in Kashmir is simple but deadly. The people, mostly Muslim, are eager to join Pakistan. On the other hand the leader has requested armed assistance from India. This has lead to a conflict, unresolved to this day. The war now is mostly between Pakistan and India. The conflict started becasue India claimed most land of Kashmir, and Pakistan claimed it also and China claimed land too. Conflict in Religions between Muslims and Hindus in Kashmir happened also. Due to the fact both countries think the land is theirs. There are many territorial disputes over India and Pakistan. Kashmir was divided between Pakistan and India administrated territories. The war was between India, Pakistan and China, but mostly it was just between India and Pakistan. India claims they own about 43% of the area, Pakistan claims they own about 37% of the area, and China claims they own 20% but it isn't totally controlled by anyone. The sources of conflict in Kashmir is the fact that the population is mainly Muslim and could belong to Pakistan, but Kashmir plead allegiance to India, so therefore could be a part of India. Kashmir is also the source of ethnic conflicts because the Muslims in India and the Pakistani's Hindus fought against the neutral territory in the middle of the two countries, Kashmir, and is considered geopolitical. In October 1947, Kashmir's real troubles began: Islamic Pashtun tribesmen from Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province invaded the state, significantly increasing the level of violence. At the same time, because of Hindu-incited violence against Muslims, Jammu and Kashmir's majority Islamic population was eager to join Pakistan. Its a chronically unstable region of the world, claimed by both Pakistan and India. Pakistan launched a suprise attack in Kashmir using guerrilla forces.

Two of the world's newest atomic powers, India and Pakistan, have faced-off in a confrontation over the territory of Kashmir.About 65% of the territory is administered by India, the remaining 35% by Pakistan. On a deeper level, though, it is a conflict involving ethnicity, cultural identity, religion and nationalism. There is a big influence of many religions in Kashmir, there are many disputes between all of them. When Kashmir and Jammu were separate states they remained under India and British control. Since 1990, the Kashmir insurgency, concentrated in the Muslim-majority state of Jammu and Kashmir, has gained momentum. By the mid-1990s, it was not only the most serious flashpoint in the region but also among the most likely accelerants for a nuclear crisis anywhere on the globe. Thus, an internally driven crisis evolved into a regional security threat that also provides a political rallying point, particularly among nationalist groups who favor a more overt program of nuclear weapons acquisition Jammu and Kashmir was ruled by Hari Singh, a Hindu Maharaja whose name was a byword for capricious, autocratic rule throughout the Indian subcontinent. Kashmir was fought over by India, China and Pakistan, but was mainly just Pakistan and India. The area of Kashmir is divided by a "line of control" between the countries of India and Pakistan. The Kambojas ruled Kashmir during the epic period with a Republican system of government. Kashmiri Terrorists attacked the Indian Parliament, attempting to blow it up during a legislative session. The Kashmir Conflict refers to the territorial dispute over Kashmir, the northwesternmost region of South Asia. The parties to the dispute are India, Pakistan, China, and the people of Kashmir.

The war over kashmir in 1965 is wht caused the un-negotiated ceasefire.

Pakistan and India have been fighting over Kashmir but today Kashmir still remains a part of India.

The war between Pakistan and India worsens because there are so many different religions, and with different religons conflicts arise quicker.

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