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Email this citationCIAO DATE: 08/04
The Kashmiri Conflict: Historical and Prospective Intervention Analyses
Carter Center
June 2003
Kashmir has been referred to as the most dangerous place on Earth. The prospect of two nuclear powers facing off across such a comparatively small space is frightening indeed. Since the partition of India and Pakistan in 1947, this unresolved land and the people who live there have been at the root of constant tension between the world's most populous democracy, India, and its neighbor Pakistan. That three major wars have been fought between those protagonists over the years only heightens the fear that now exists given their advanced technology. Global and regional implications aside, the instability and lack of any conclusive resolution to the political dispute have left the population of Kashmir divided and uncertain about their future. A land of immense beauty, Kashmir has seen its once burgeoning tourist industry fade completely in the face of military incursions and terrorist activity.
