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Kashmir: October 1947

Kashmir Today

What about Kashmir today?

CHOICES

Has the situation in Kashmir

improved since 1947?

Princes of India were given the CHOICE to join either Pakistan or India, REGARDLESS of what the religious majority was.

In October 1947, the rulers of the state of Kashmir agreed to join India, even though the MAJORITY IS MUSLIM.

First War

Pakistan launched the first attack that

that led to a war from 1947-1949

50 years later Pakistanis still believe Kashmir should have become part of Pakistan.

War in 1966

War in 1989

More fighting throughout the 1990's

Peace talks occurred in 1997 to stop violence

and discuss the control of...

In 1949, the two countries created a ceasefire line with the help of the United Nations, but the conflict continued...

Nuclear Weapons

India and Pakistan: Conflict from the Start

"His spirit looks upon us- nothing would

displease him more than to see us indulge

in violence. All our petty conflicts and

difficulties must be ended in the face

of this great disaster...In his death

he has reminded us of the big things

in life."

-Nehru after Gandhi's death

August-September 1947

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