Archive Report
Archive Report
Indian-Pakistani Clash Over Kashmir
The Kashmir question, key to the stability of the Indian subcontinent, seems further from solution than ever following the brief, undeclared war in late summer between India and Pakistan. The cease-fire to which the combatants agreed on Sept. 22 has been violated repeatedly. And neither New Delhi nor Rawalpindi seems prepared to make the concessions needed for a lasting settlement.
Kashmir,1 situated at the western end of the great Himalayan mountain range, has poisoned Indian-Pakistani relations since the two countries became independent in 1947; about two-thirds of Kashmir has been virtually annexed by India, the remainder by Pakistan. But neither country will relinquish claim to the whole territory. Almost two decades of bilateral negotiation and United Nations intervention have been unavailing. Now, ...