After Killings In Kashmir, India-Pakistan Relations Are Back On The Rocks -- Time
With the rain coming down in steamy sheets, the aptly named ‘Monsoon Session’ of parliament convened for its fourth day this morning in the Indian capital New Delhi. And in the eye of the darkening storm was Defense Minister AK Antony, defending his response to the shooting on August 6 of five Indian soldiers near the border with Pakistan.
Indian media and politicians have been in an uproar over the government’s response to the killings, the latest in a series of deadly skirmishes at the Line of Control (LoC) that divides the Kashmir region between Pakistani and Indian controlled halves. Though both countries agreed to a ceasefire in 2003, there have been regular outbreaks of shooting at the LoC over the past decade. In January, several clashes at the border brought neighborly relations to an unusually edgy low, and diplomats on both sides have been trying to undo the damage ever since. Their efforts may well go to waste.
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Update: Kashmir attack could put India-Pakistan peace talks on ice -- Christian Science Monitor
My Comment: India accuses Pakistan for these attacks and deaths .... Pakistan rejects these claims as baseless ....in such an environment there is no hope of reconciliation. Expects tensions to continue rising and more "border skirmishes" in the future.
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