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"India and Pakistan are once again at a standoff over Kashmir. A terror attack
last week in the disputed region that killed 26 tourists – mostly Indian – has
brought the two nuclear-armed South Asian rivals close to a devastating
conflict.
India claims the incident was an act of cross-border terrorism supported by
Pakistan and has vowed to hunt down and punish the perpetrators. In
retaliation, it has suspended the Indus Waters Treaty to deprive Pakistan of
water from the Indus River, which runs through the Indian-controlled region of
Jammu and Kashmir.
Pakistan has condemned India’s action as an “act of war”.
Both sides have put their forces on alert as low-level clashes have broken out
along the “Line of Control”, the de facto border established in the region
following the first Indo-Pakistan war in 1947–48.
Pakistan’s defence minister now says a “military incursion” by India is
imminent. Can all-out war between the two sides be averted?"
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
