India+and+Pakistan++Struggle+for+Peace

= __ Briefing __ = ** __ By: Olivia Maina __ ** o **__ WHAT is the conflict? WHAT are the issues/problems at the center of the conflict? HOW did the conflict play out? WHAT happened? __**   When the Indians withdrew out of the subcontinent of India after World War II, it was divided. Mainly because of religious causes. The two states that evolved were India and Pakistan. India’s leading religion was Hinduism while Pakistan was Muslim. In this time, Kashmir was included in India, but it was the issue that of which states it should belong to. The conflict is that Kashmir is needed to belong in India or Pakistan. The issue itself is that both countries want Kashmir and the citizens are pleading to be independent which neither country supports. It was never carried out and is generally assumed that the reason for this is because the Indian government feared the popular vote would support unification with Pakistan based on their religious grounds. India was a Hindu nation while Pakistan was a Muslim nation. India had acquired dual-use technologies under the non-proliferation program, “Atoms for Peace”. o **__ WHERE did this conflict take place? __**   This conflict took place in the 3 bordering nations of India, Pakistan and Kashmir. However, in 1947, a United Nations came to help settle some issues. o **__  WHO are the major groups/individuals involved in the conflict? __** President Bush interferes in this war between the Pakistan President Pervez Musharrat and Indian Prime Minster Atal Bihari Vajapayee. o **__  WHY is this conflict a conflict? __** This is a conflict because the 2 countries are fighting for land and will do whatever it takes to get it. It is important to the rulers they take over as much property as possible. o **__ What EFFECTS did the conflict have on the people/place involved then? Now? __**  By using the cease fire, the Indian side had 3,000 and the Pakistani side had 3,800 deaths. o **__  What are the EFFECTS on the international community then? Now? __** The international community would be wise to use its massive reconstruction pledges and to support Pakistan’s democratic transition.
 * __ India-Pakistan Struggle For Peace  __**