India Arrests Over 500 In Kashmir As Pakistan Suspends Railway Service
Source: Huffington Post
NEW DELHI (AP) Indian security forces have arrested more than 500 people since New Delhi imposed a communications blackout and security clampdown in divided Kashmir, where people remained holed up in their homes for a fourth day.
Pakistan, which claims the divided Himalayan region together with India, on Thursday suspended a key train service with India over change in Kashmirs special status by New Delhi, as tensions between the rivals soared.
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Shit's getting real in Kashmir.
IronLionZion
(45,261 posts)to stir up feelings of nationalism to distract from their weak economy
There is a whole history of Kashmir between India and Pakistan. Vox did a good video about it. But yeah, India's PM seems to be a Trump-like asshole.
IronLionZion
(45,261 posts)Indias risky Kashmir power grab, explained
https://www.vox.com/2019/8/5/20754813/india-kashmir-article-370-modi-hindu-muslim
This was a long-standing goal of Hindu nationalists
Javaman
(62,442 posts)I fear another war coming.
obnoxiousdrunk
(2,906 posts)has been booming.
IronLionZion
(45,261 posts)obnoxiousdrunk
(2,906 posts)it here ?
IronLionZion
(45,261 posts)to artificially prop it up, but nationalism is fairly standard for right wing governments everywhere including Trump's.
obnoxiousdrunk
(2,906 posts)we have a right wing nationalist government on t.he other an ISI run regime. What could go wrong ?
bronxiteforever
(9,287 posts)saidsimplesimon
(7,888 posts)China also has an interest in "protecting" its borders by expansion.
sarisataka
(18,220 posts)Should be getting way more attention than it has so far. It could quite easily lead to a fourth war between India and Pakistan, perhaps even involving China.
All of those countries have nuclear weapons.
This is very, very serious