Pakistan vs. India

Leah RohdeAnd

Justin Simerlink

India and Pakistan

• Tensions grew between India and Pakistan because of nuclear tests in 1998.

• India launched military strikes against Kashmiri in May 1999.

• Kashmir was a result of the 1947 Indian Independence Act

Two states were created..

• India and Pakistan were created after the independence struggle from Britain.

In 1971..

• India’s military created conflict in East Pakistan.

Pakistan had close relations with the US

Islamic fundamentalist

• Began to spread their control to Kashmir.

• India claims that the Pakistan government supports insurgents.

Pakistan

• Chose to be an Islamic republic

India and Pakistan..

• Have been long-time cricket rivals as well…

Pakistan possesses

• Missile capabilities to hit India.• Their IRBM launchers are more

vulnerable to and Indian attack.

Indian IRBM launch pads..

• Can be kept out of Pakistan range.

India declared

• A no-first-use policy.

Indo-Pakistani War 1999

• Pakistan was forced to withdraw its troops.

All Indo-Pakistani Wars

• 1947• 1965• 1971• 1999

Conflicts

• Siachen Conflict ’84• -India launched Operation

Meghdoot that captured most of the Siachen Glacier.

• Other conflicts in the glacier area happened in ’85, ’87, and ’95.

Kashmir insurgency

• November 1986 to March 1987• India began Operation Brasstacks• It lead to fear of another war• Tensions were high in 1990• December 13, 2001 there was a

terrorist attack on Indian Parliament.