In 1947, British India was partitioned along religious lines into India and Pakistan, displacing millions and killing hundreds of thousands. This caused ongoing tensions over the region of Kashmir, which both countries claim. In 1971, India supported the independence of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), fighting a war with Pakistan and taking many prisoners. During the Cold War era, international relations between India and Pakistan deteriorated further as the two countries aligned with opposing global alliances. By the late 1990s, both had developed nuclear weapons amid increasing tensions, worrying the international community and leading to aid restrictions. The 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks, carried out by Pakistan-trained groups, further strained relations between the neighboring nations despite religious diversity now existing within both countries.

1. By Kunal Wagle
17/12/2008

2. 1947
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Kashmir
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1971
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Cold War
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Nuclear
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What I think
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What is wrong
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3. In 1947 India was split
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1947
into two countries –
India and Pakistan –
by the British
This was so that India
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could be made up of
Hindus and Pakistan
of Muslims
However this caused
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rioting and it is
estimated that about
half a million people
were killed in the
dispute
Still some territories
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are fought
over, namely Kashmir.
It has been the source
of war.

4. PAKISTAN INDIA
Pakistan’s main According to India the
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argument was that Maharaja of Kashmir
Kashmir population pledged allegiance to
was mainly made up of India and not Pakistan
Muslims and so should
have been part of
Pakistan

5. Pakistan fell into Civil War in
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both West Pakistan and East.
East Pakistan wanted autonomy
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Because of fighting millions fled
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to India from East Pakistan
India fought on behalf of East
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Pakistan
India took 90000 prisoners of war
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when Pakistan surrendered
East Pakistan gained
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independence and became known
as Bangladesh

6. In the 1980s there was The Soviets sided
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the cold war between with India
the USA and the
Soviet Union The US sided with
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They went through Afghanistan and
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India, Pakistan and Pakistan
Afghanistan at one
stage
Because of this
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International relations
never improved

7. The world began to get worried in 1998.
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Both India and Pakistan were developing
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nuclear weapons.
Tensions between India and Pakistan had
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increased.
America and Japan froze loans for aid to both
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India and Pakistan.
They stopped the bomb testing in early 1999
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8. International Relations between India and
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Pakistan can improve heavily.
The partition occurred because of religion
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But now there are many Muslims, Hindus and
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Catholics in both countries
However the International Relations are not
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improving as much as they can. But why?

9. It has been discovered However this has
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that the terrorists in dampened the
26/11 were all trained relations between the
in a Pakistani camp two neighbouring
countries.
They thought that
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they could kill English
and Americans by
hitting the tourist
attractions in Mumbai