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    1) The Kashmir battle is a close-by conflict generally among India and Pakistan, having started not long after the division of india in 1947. China has on occasion recognized a minor part. India and Pakistan have fought three wars over Kashmir, including the Indo-Pakistani Wars of 1947 and 1965, and the Kargil War. The two countries have additionally been combined into a couple conflicts over control of the Siachen Glacier. As an inevitable answer for this issue was for Kashmir to have the choice of picking whether to join either India or Pakistan. Maharaja Hari Singh, the pioneer of Kashmir, was Hindu, while an extensive bit of his subjects were Muslim. When he chose not to join Pakistan and rather stayed in unbiased status this came about to a Muslim uprising upheld by Pakistan. Battling amongst Pakistan and India brought about there now being a line of control where limit settlements are found. To illuminate this issue I would choose certain perspectives and focuses from every gathering and change it to best fit the subjects. 2) Given the measure of people that live in South Asia it is little in size. According to the substance, Sub Saharan Africa is around 5 times more prominent than South Asia in spite of all that they make sense of how to have half less people living in it than South Asia. Plainly it is "stuffed" and restricted in South…

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    The Maharaja opted for a temporary accession with India and as such many cases of treasons were filed against the Shiekh Abdullah for his Quit Kashmir movement by the Govt. of India. With the help of Mahatma Gandhi & Jawaharlal Nehru, all the cases were withdrawn for which Sheikh Abdullah supported the accession of Kashmir with India. Pakistan, with the help of Qabailie Jihadies, sent its troops in 1948 to Kashmir and annexed 3/4th of its territory. Pt. Jawaharlal Nehru took the matter to…

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    Story of Kashmir “The consequences of that partition have been so terrible that one is inclined to think that anything else would have been preferable.” Nehru the Prime Minister of India at the time of partition spoke about the tragedy that occurred because of the partition, including the faith of Kashmir. The partition of India and Pakistan occurred in 1947 when the British disengaged their hold over India, but India would also lose part of its land to a new country called Pakistan. Pakistan…

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    Kashmir Valley Earthquake

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    Dante Arguello EES:1030:0AAA Kosloski HOUGH 2009: Kashmir Valley Megaearthquakes Summary/Importance: The Himalayan mountain range, home to Mount Everest, is one of the most well-known mountain ranges in the world. This natural occurring structure has been a very popular destination for many tourists who visit to admire the gorgeous landform from a safe distance, as well as for those who attempt to achieve their life long goal of climbing the tallest mountain on the face of the Earth. Despite the…

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    Paths To Peace Analysis

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    Kashmir: Roots of Conflict Paths to Peace Sumantra Bose Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2003, pp. 307 Kashmir: Roots of Conflict, Paths to Peace by Sumantra Bose is a well-researched and engagingly written book on the contemporary history of Kashmir. It doesn 't take a myopic view of the Kashmir conflict as a ‘territorial-dispute,’ but looks at it through a broader lens, taking into account the complexity of society and politics in the region. The book tries to shift the focus of the…

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    Chandigarh Case Study

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    Chapter 1: 1.1. Chandigarh – The new Capital Pakistan and India became independent in August of 1947, after the division with the Punjab Province, which had as a result, India being without capital, as Lahore, the existing at that time capital, became part of Pakistan. The loss of the capital had as a consequence the immediate need of establishment of a new capital (Rüegg, 2010). In March of 1948, the government of India in collaboration with the government of Punjab decided the specific site…

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    The Second Kashmir War broke out in April of 1965 and lasted until September of that year. Ironically, the root of the conflict was not in Kashmir, it was farther south in the modern Indian state of Gujrat. After the First Kashmir War, the UN created a ceasefire line which was religiously observed by both nations in Kashmir, but in many other areas of the border, it was vague. The border in the Rann of Kutch along the Indian Ocean was highly disputed, and it led to many small skirmishes in the…

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    staple crop in Kashmir grown through out the valley of Kashmir and the staple food of the indigenous population. Yet, the state has never acquired self-sufficiency in food grains, in spite of agriculture sector continuing to be the major sector contributor to the state domestic product. However the analysis of data reveals that the dependence on agriculture as a permanent occupation is continuously declining. Agriculture continues to be a major sector but it no longer constitutes a mainstay of…

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    Places that Prove Azad Kashmir Is a Real Life Fairy Tale Regular magnificence is unmatched. Pakistan has world most delightful spots for visit, particularly getting it done in northern ranges of Pakistan and Kashmir district. This some piece of the nation is renowned all around the globe as a result of high as can be mountains, lavish green valleys, powerful waterways, delightful lakes, and astonishing untamed life. Azad Kashmir is the Pakistani-controlled part of Kashmir, lying west of…

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    Hindu. Singh wanted Kashmir to remain an independent state, but the state’s geographic location made this impossible. Kashmir was positioned on the border of India and Pakistan. While Singh was holing out, Kashmir was invaded in August of 1947 by armed raiders from the North West Frontier province and by troops from the Pakistani Army. Singh was forced to seek military protection from India, and the Indian-Pakistani War of 1947 was underway. The Pakistani forces entered Kashmir quickly by…

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