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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