Why Kashmir Remains A Flashpoint Between India, Pakistan, And China

Behind the Kashmir Conflict - Under Siege: Doda and the Border Districts (Human Rights Watch Report, July 1999)

New Delhi accuses Islamabad of being involved in the attack in Indian Kashmir last Tuesday.

While the two nuclear powers are turning at the escalating screw, China is strengthening its influence in the region. Beijing is also taking risks.

Opinion | There Is A 'Third' Player In The India-Pakistan Conflict

In an interview with Karan Thapar, former editor and part-time politician Najam Sethi said the issue was no more about Pakistan and India. There is a third player, China, which will go to great lengths to protect Pakistan's interests.

RECIT - For almost 80 years, the two nuclear powers have been nourishing a grave enmity that originated in the partition of the British Empire of India after the colonizer's departure.

Why Kashmir Remains A Flashpoint Between India, Pakistan, And China

Why is Kashmir disputed? It’s one of the world’s oldest and most volatile conflicts -- a region claimed by both India and Pakistan, and complicated further by China. As fresh violence reignites tensions, the decades-long struggle over Kashmir is once again drawing global attention.