Sunday, August 24, 2014

Cross-Border Firing Is Intensifying Between India And Pakistan



India, Pakistan Intensify Cross-Border Firing As Ties Sour -- Reuters

(Reuters) - Indian and Pakistani troops intensified firing across the border over the weekend killing at least four, an Indian official said on Sunday, straining ties between the arch rivals who recently called off top-level diplomatic talks.

Last week India said its foreign secretary would not meet with her Pakistani counterpart as scheduled on Monday because of plans by Pakistan to consult separatists from the border state of Jammu and Kashmir ahead of the meeting.

The cancellation dashed any hopes of near-term peace deliberations, chances of which had risen after Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif attended the inauguration of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi about three months ago.

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More News On The Rise In Border Tensions Between India And Pakistan

India, Pakistan gunfire in Kashmir killed two villagers on each side while wounding others: officials -- AP
India and Pakistan exchange deadly fire -- Al Jazeera
Pakistan and India Trade Fire -- NYT
India strikes Pakistan with heavy firepower after civilians die in bombardment of Line of Control posts -- Daily Mail
Pak fires at 25 border posts, targets 19 villages -- Hindustan Times
Pakistan suggests urgent army-level meeting to India after ceasefire violation -- Daily Times

1 comment:

Unknown said...

There has to be outside instigation. Soldiers are people and can get whipped up into a frenzy like every other person. But after a while they get more pragmatic. IMO the Christmas Truce is proof of this.

It takes outside instigators to get the shooting going again such a volunteers/terrorists/jihadis, politicians or generals.

Soldiers on garrison or policing duties do not start crap like this. They want to collect a paycheck and will promise to be there for the bog one.

Soldiers will return fire for vengeance, to dissuade or kill the offender.

my 2 cents.