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Kashmir: India and Pakistan's bitter dispute - CNN.com  Sep 26, 2010 ... Many of the demonstrators want independence from India, while New Delhi has always ... Kashmir is a Himalayan region that borders India, Pakistan and China. ... A United Nations' resolution adopted after the first war called for a referendum allowing the ... Talking Barbie is too 'creepy' for some parents...
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The India-Pakistan War of 1965 - Milestones in the History of U.S. ...  The 1965 war between India and Pakistan was the second conflict between the two countries ... When the British colony of India gained its independence in 1947, it was ... with some caution due to India's involvement in the nonaligned movement, ... The United States hoped to maintain a regional balance of power, which...
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Kashmir conflict - Wikipedia  The Kashmir conflict is a territorial conflict primarily between India and Pakistan, having started .... According to the Indian Independence Act 1947, "the suzerainty of His ... About 400,000 Muslims fled to West Pakistan, some of whom made their way to ..... The United States and most Western governments agree with India's...
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Kashmir: Conflict profile | Insight on Conflict  Born from the partition of India in 1947, the conflict in Kashmir continues ... Although a ceasefire agreement was made between India and Pakistan in ... disputed state elections and military occupation led to some of the state's ... Pakistan suggests that this means that either Kashmir wants to be with Pakistan or independent.
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What exactly is the problem between India and Pakistan? - Quora  It is not mutual hatred. It is more an "anti India" feeling in Pakistan and a "defensive reaction" to ... Please note that I am neither an Indian nor a Pakistani but I would like to ... (The solution still left a vast population of Muslims in India; some migrated ... so that Pakistan can support US in the Afghan war in the western border.
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How Balochistan Could Change the Dynamics of Iran-Pakistan ...  Sep 27, 2016 ... As the whole of the Iran-Pakistan border runs along the Baloch territory, ... board to make the case of Baloch self-determination difficult for India.
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India and Pakistan - The Atlantic  This 1800-mile-long river rises in the Himalayas of Tibet, is fed by six ... a unified area were, under partition, left pretty much on the Pakistani side of the border. ... after partition that India decided to cut off the flow of some of these waters from the ... be settled by engineers agreeing on a unified development of the basin.
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boundary & territory briefing - Durham University  Despite the fact that Israel's formal negotiation stance does not yet recognise the establishment of a full .... into the upland regions of the West Bank (Figure 3).
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Planes, Trains, and Bicycle Rickshaws | Sovereign Nations  Sep 27, 2008 ... ... rather than the Portuguese's Bombay after Bom Bahia or good harbor). ... The Indian Airlines flight attendants were nicely available, but not overly ... He did ask (no pressure, you can of course say no) if we would be ... some people would prefer being separated from the outside world. .... Name (required).
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PakistanUnited States relations - Wikipedia  PakistanUnited States relations refers to the bilateral relationship between Pakistan and the .... Close ties between the countries were further consolidated by a mutual ... His view of the United States had remained positive by the time he seized ... and so Pakistan's close relations with the United States were maintained.
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Khalistan movement - Wikipedia  The Khalistan movement is a Sikh Punjabi nationalist movement, which seeks to create a ... The Punjab region has been the traditional homeland for the Sikhs. ... state would effectively mean creating a Sikh-majority state, the Indian government .... the Punjab province was divided between India and newly created Pakistan.
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Comparing China and India's Disputed Borderland Regions - Springer  May 12, 2015 ... The Kashmir conflict, immediately after 1947, had a strong external dimension, but ... gets eroded by India's policy of high-handedness in the region. ... that borders India and Pakistan, has evolved into a highly politicised conflict ... abuse and misuse the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, which has paved...
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Pakistan Provinces - Statoids  It changes the name of North-West Frontier to Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. ... Several sources, including the December, 2001 National Geographic map of Afghanistan ... as an acronym for Punjab, Afghan (borderlands), Kashmir, Sind, and BaluchISTAN. .... of Pakistan formed by merging Bahawalpur state, Baluchistan province,...
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Kashmir Fast Facts - CNN.com  Mar 31, 2016 ... India, Pakistan and China all claim partial or complete ownership. ... India and Pakistan have been fighting over Kashmir since both countries gained their independence in 1947. ... November 2003 - India agrees to a Pakistani offer of a ceasefire along their borders in the disputed region of Kashmir.
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Partition of Bengal (1947) - Wikipedia  The Partition of Bengal in 1947, part of the Partition of India, divided the British Indian province of Bengal between India and Pakistan. Predominantly Hindu West Bengal became a province of India, and predominantly Muslim East Bengal (now Bangladesh) became ... the Mountbatten Plan, later became the independent country of Bangladesh...
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Why did East Pakistan separate from West Pakistan? - Quora  Short Answer As a direct consequence of a long military dictatorship in Pakistan, which showed ... which was essentially a plot by Bengali nationalists to separate East Pakistan from the West using India's backing Persons ... promised a transfer of Pakistan's administration and its wealth to Dacca (the capital of East Pakistan).
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What is the reason behind the war in 1971 between Pakistan and ...  There were irreconcilable issues that hampered national integration in Pakistan very soon after ... 1948 equality for Bengalis in the armed forces and civil administration. ... Pakistan Army then launched what they called Operation Searchlight on ... I have a post on Bangladesh`s War of Liberation, which can be looked up...
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Foreign relations of Pakistan - Wikipedia  Pakistan is the second largest Muslim-majority country in terms of population (after Indonesia) .... In fact, India and Pakistan have fought three conventional wars throughout the ... In the 1960s, the problems over the Durand Line escalated with Afghanistan ... Pakistan was one of the first countries to open its Embassy in Baku.
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India and Pakistan: Kashmir and Melting Glaciers  May 8, 2007 ... Kashmir has been a land of religious conflict since its beginning. ... When the UK granted India sovereignty in 1947 the region's Muslim ... Mountains' snowcapped peaks extend westward into Kashmir. ... It is nestled between China, on the east, India on the south, Pakistan to the west ... Act and Harm Sites:.
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Khyber Pass | mountain pass, Pakistan-Afghanistan | Britannica.com  The main pass, however, descends from Landi Kotal through Shinwr ... and the British, for whom it was the key point in control of the Afghan border. ... the storied Khyber Pass, which leads to the Indian subcontinent, on the Pakistan ... Unfortunately, our editorial approach may not be able to accommodate all contributions.
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Culture of Bangladesh - history, people, clothing, traditions, women ...  To the west and north it is bounded by India; to the southeast, it borders ... The region that is now Bangladesh has been part of a number of important ... left India after partition were greatly different in language and way of life from the ... The Awami League would control national politics and have the ability to name the prime...