The disputed territory of Kashmir shares borders with India, Pakistan, Afghanistan and China. Kashmir was partitioned as a result of the Indian Independence Act of 1947. About 65% of the territory is administered by India, the remaining 35% by Pakistan.
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Kashmir (Balti: کشمیر; Dogri: कश्मीर, Gojri: کشمیر; Poonchi/Chibhali: کشمیر; Kashmiri: कॅशीर, کٔشِیر; Ladakhi: ཀཤམིར; Shina: کشمیر; Uyghur: كھسىمڭر) is the northwestern region of the Indian subcontin...
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The Partition of India (Hindustani: हिन्दुस्तान की तक़्सीम, ہندوستان کی تقسیم Hindustān kī Taqsīm ) was the partition of British India that led to the creation, on August 14, 1947 and August 15...
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The Muslim and Hindu peoples of Kashmir have lived in relative harmony and friendliness since the 13th century when Islam first became the majority religion in Kashmir.
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A former Pakistan ambassador said the only way out in the Kashmir imbroglio was to keep the status quo in other parts of Jammu and Kashmir and establish a joint administration between India and Pakistan in the Valley on the lines originally envisaged for Jerusalem.
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A. It's been going on for a while. It started in 1947 with the Partition which split the sub-continent into India and Pakistan, ending 163 years of British rule. Kashmir went with India.
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Article: The stand-off on the roof of the world - India, Pakistan and Kashmir; India, Pakistan and Kashmir.(The problem of Kashmir) ... find The Economist (US) articles. Unpopular Farooq Abdullah Pakistan claims Kashmir; ... Pakistan claims Kashmir; India claims it too. The voices of Kashmiris themselves are hardest...
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So we have seen Pugwash get involved in the Kashmir issue specifically when it held a conference on the subject in Kathmandu in 2004. At the time it seemed well-intentioned because it sought to involve as wide a range of participants from Pakistan, India and both sides of Kashmir.
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Whatever is the result of the recently held elections in IOK, the parties involved (India, Pakistan, and the Kashmiris) must begin to embark upon a path leading to peace. Peace implies the resolution of the Kashmir dispute.
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