It is a dispute over the region that escalated into three wars between India and Pakistan and several other armed skirmishes.

Aug 8, 2019 · Kashmir has been a source of conflict between India and Pakistan for more than 70 years Nuclear-armed neighbours India and Pakistan have fought two wars and a limited conflict over Kashmir.

Apr 9, 2024 · In 1989, Pakistan capitalized upon a burgeoning resistance movement in Indian-administered Kashmir to undermine Indian control, reigniting tensions and beginning decades of communal violence....

Mar 2, 2019 · Since 1947, India and Pakistan have been locked in conflict over Kashmir, a majority-Muslim region in the northernmost part of India. The mountainous, 86,000-square-mile territory was once a...

The Indo-Pakistani war of 1947–1948, also known as the first Kashmir war, [25] was a war fought between India and Pakistan over the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir from 1947 to 1948. It was the first of four Indo-Pakistani wars between the two newly independent nations.Pakistan precipitated the war a few weeks after its independence by launching tribal lashkar (militias) …

Aug 6, 2019 · 1947 - End of British rule and partition of sub-continent into mainly Hindu India and Muslim-majority state of Pakistan. 1947 - The Maharaja of Kashmir signs a treaty of accession with India...

Jan 26, 2025 · After Bhutto was arrested in 1977 and executed in 1979, the Kashmir issue once again became the leading cause of conflict between India and Pakistan. A number of movements have variously sought a merger of Kashmir with Pakistan or independence for the region from both India and Pakistan.

In 1947, India and Pakistan went to war over Kashmir. During the war, it was India which first took the Kashmir dispute to the United Nations on 1 January 1948. The following year, on 1 January 1949, the UN helped enforce ceasefire between the two countries.

4 days ago · Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on Modern Affairs continues with a video on the Indo-Pakistani war of 1947–1948. The end of colonial rule and rising conflicts saw India ...

In case India directly intervenes in Pakistan or in Azad Kashmir or Gilgit-Baltistan (both of which are part of what the U.N. calls Pakistan-administered Kashmir), it could result in war between the nuclear powers with incalculable implications for both countries and the region.