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Article: INDIA-PAKISTAN CONFLICT HAS REPERCUSSIONS BEYOND REGION.(LOCAL)
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- The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA)
- Article date:
- May 29, 2002
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Byline: Bronwyn Lance Chester
Take an area with over a billion people, blend in more than 850 languages and multiple religions, ink some random colonial borders, place two all-out wars nearby and several disputed areas in the pot. Oh, and add nuclear weapons. Mix well, but don't shake too hard.
This recipe has cooked up the ongoing conflict between India and Pakistan, the most dangerous confrontation on planet Earth.
The bad blood between these Nuclear Club newcomers has resulted in three wars, almost daily skirmishes in the beautiful but deadly Himalayan state of Kashmir, and a serious terrorist problem. Far-removed Americans are scarcely ...