New Thoughts on the Kashmir Conflict

Though other regional conflicts may capture more headlines, none reaches as deeply into the past nor haunts the present as ominously as Kashmir. The region, divided between India and Pakistan in 1947, is today perhaps the most militarized place in the world.

At a recent event, four panelists discussed the remote origins of the Kashmir conflict and its long term consequences, including its incalculable human costs, its effects on Indian and Pakistan polities, the role of America, and the prospects for a resolution. In addition, they traced the tentacles from Kashmir that have extended to other regional conflicts, from the mountains of Afghanistan to the streets of Mumbai.

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