Conflict in South Asia and India options 1. When India was born as a free nation, it also inherited a new neighbouring country that became its perpetual enemy. With Pakistan, India has had at least five recognised armed conflicts. The first was the Kashmir invasion by irregulars supported by the newly formed Pakistani state. The second was the 1965 war. The third was the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War. Thereafter, we had the Kargil crisis (the fourth), which was nothing short of a war, although it was not fought on all fronts. More recently, we also had Operation Sindhur 1.0. According to the press release of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Defence of India, Operation Sindhur 1.0 is not over. It has only been kept in abeyance at the request of Pakistan. Pakistan claimed that it was the prodding by Mr. Donald Trump that compelled India to accept a cessation of hostilities between the two countries. India, on the other hand, maintains that it was Pakistan that w...
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