It’s a prolonged dispute – for seven decades, India and Pakistan have been fighting over the mountainous region of Kashmir.

New Delhi claims Islamabad is supporting separatist movements and turning a blind eye to extremist groups targeting Indian security forces.

The latest flare-up began when a suicide attack killed more than 40 Indian soldiers – bringing the two nuclear countries closer to armed conflict.

CGTN’s Shweta Bajaj and CGTN’s Daniel Khan reports filed these two reports.
Follow Shweta Bajaj on Twitter @ShwetaBajaj

To discuss:

• Shuja Nawaz is a distinguished fellow at the South Asia Center, at the Atlantic Council.
• Sadanand Dhume is a resident fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.
• Nitasha Kaul is a Kasmiri author.
• James Schwemlein is a nonresident scholar in the South Asia Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

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