Here’s why a flare-up between India and Pakistan over Kashmir matters

AP ^ | 04 25 2025 | SHEIKH SAALIQ

[yesthatjallen]

NEW DELHI (AP) — India and Pakistan have intensified their hostilities over the hotly contested Kashmir region following a massacre of 26 mostly Indian tourists, which New Delhi linked to Pakistan.

Pakistan denies it was behind Tuesday’s attack by gunmen on a group of tourists in Kashmir. Both sides have since escalated the tensions by exchanging diplomatic and trade sanctions against each other and raising fears of a military conflict.

Here are five reasons why a flare-up between India and Pakistan matters:

The Kashmir attack can lead to an armed conflict between two neighbors

Under intense domestic pressure, India has hinted at the possibility of a limited military strike on Pakistan in response to what it called the “terror attack” with “cross-border links.” Pakistan made it clear that it will respond militarily to an attack.

This raises fears that an escalation by any one side can lead to a wider war. The last time the two nations came to blows was in 2019, when a suicide car bombing killed 40 Indian soldiers in Kashmir.

SNIP

[rktman]

Sweaters. I’m thinking sweaters....

[hanamizu]

Soon Indian Administered Brampton and Pakistani Administered Brampton will be at war.

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Indian Brampton will be relatively peaceful and Pakistan Brampton will have an epidemic of rape gangs preying on white Canadian girls. This will be ignored by authorities because of fears of accusations of racism and islamophobia.

[Verginius Rufus]

How could Bush have forced Pakistan to hand over its nukes?

[Paul R.]

By telling Musharraf in no uncertain terms that either they hand them over or we take them out, with minimal concern for “collateral.” It was just after 911 — we (as in most Americans) were “hot” and looking to pay back.