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India-Pakistan and the Conflict over Kashmir
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13, 2009
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The Problem
Both India and Pakistan wish to control
Kashmir WHY?
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Why do both India and Pakistan believe control
of Kashmir is so important?
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  • People of Kashmir still mostly tribunal
  • Geography is mostly rural
  • -fierce mountains, deserts, valleys
  • Industry is undeveloped
  • Natural resources are undeveloped
  • - no significant oil, gold, silver discovered
  • yet

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Why the Fuss?
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Water
  • Headwaters of the Indus River located in Kashmir
  • Indus begins in Kashmir, flows through Pakistan
    and then into India.
  • Kashmir is part of India and they could divert
    water and dry out Pakistan.

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Religion
  • Pakistan primarily Muslim
  • India primarily Hindu
  • 80 of people in Kashmir primarily Muslim
  • Sikhs (about 10 of the people in Kashmir) want
    to remain in India.

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Strategic Location
  • For India, Kashmir acts as a buffer
  • For Pakistan, Kashmir offers a fertile roadway
    into India for possible invasion

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Who Controls Kashmir?
  • Kashmirs Ruler placed Kashmir under Indias
    control in exchange for protection from Pakistani
    invasion (60 years ago)
  • NO vote was held

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  • Kashmirs people have never recognized Indias
    control over the region.
  • However, they do enjoy benefits from being
    part of India
  • - excellent education, television, computer access

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What has happened?
  • India and Pakistan have fought 3 wars
  • India won all three with the help of militant
    Sikhs (in Kashmir)
  • Kashmirs people would like the help of U.S. and
    UN, but they have NOT become involved
  • WHY?

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The U.S. wants to be friends with BOTH
Pakistan and India
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Pakistan
  • We have a Treaty with Pakistan saying we will
    come to their aid if they go to war with others
    and we will honor that.
  • Location Pakistan borders Afghanistan and it is
    important in our war on terrorism

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India
  • Large trading partner
  • For the most part, India is a friend to the US

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  • So
  • The U.S. tries NOT to get involved
  • or take sides.

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First War
  • cease-fire was declared
  • Line of Control (LOC) was drawn separating the
    two sides.
  • 2/3rds of Kashmir now under Indian control
    (Jammu, one of the three regions in Kashmir,
    with 9 million people)
  • 1/3rd of Kashmir now under Pakistani control
    called Azad or Free Kashmir.

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Who should control Kashmir???
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