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Playing With Fire: Pakistans Unintended Strategic Challenge in Indias Homeland
Pakistans low-intensity war against India which, while long ongoing, has been effectively broadened since the U.S.-led invasion of Afghanistan and Indias expanding presence there. Pakistani covert operations alone would never have posed a threat to Indian security and stability, but rising anti-Hindu sentiments among Indias 150-million-strong Muslim community have complemented Pakistani operations and enhanced the threat posed to Indias communal harmony and economy, a result that likewise increases the chances of an unintended India-Pakistan war. Since Pakistans independence in 1947, a central goal of Pakistani governments has been bringing an end to New Delhis political control of the Muslim-dominated Kashmir region of Indias Jammu and Kashmir state (J&K).Posted by: 3dc 2008-09-12 |
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