In response to the killing of 26 Indian tourists in Kashmir by Pakistan based or trained terrorists, the Indian military conducted attacks on the known locations of the would be terrorists or their leaders. But for a ceasefire that was first announced by the US president Trump followed by the Indian and Pakistan military, we do not know as to where the conflict between two Nuclear armed Nations would have escalated to.
Both India and Pakistan are heavily armed nations. India is also becoming an exporter of several types of small arms and light weapons. To a large part India is dependent on Russian weapons and air crafts also the French and the US. Pakistan is dependent on US and Chinese weapons. China assists them both militarily and economically – part of the One Road One Belt initiative.
The trouble over Kashmir, is from the time both India and Pakistan became independent from Britain in 1947 -parts of which is occupied by both countries and is being claimed by both Nations. The government of Pakistan has given a safe haven to groups which are termed as terrorists by India. Their leaders and members freely move about in Pakistan and are reported to be financed by the government of Pakistan.
Due to this attack and the killing of tourists, the Government of India had to act. Which they did through a series of raids on the known locations of safe houses of the terrorists and their leaders. Pakistan has allowed these terrorist groups to be in their country, possibly to provoke and keep the issue of this divided state in the news, for their own reasons. At present Pakistan is facing a revolt in the state of Balochistan which is on their border with Iran and Afghanistan. In the last few months they have begun to deport thousands of Afghan refugees from Pakistan. India and Pakistan share a common heritage and background, culture, food habits and languages. We were ruled by the Moghuls, who came from Central Asia (what is now part of Uzbekistan), they went through Persia (modern day Iran), Afghanistan and conquered parts of North India. They ruled over India from 1526 to 1857. Many small kingdoms were conquered during this period as they consolidated their rule in the region.
