India and Pakistan on the verge of war
Skirmishes around the Radcliffe Line border are escalating
Amazed how little coverage this has had in the media over last two days or so, people often look at North Korea and other examples but this spot concerning Kashmir/the Punjab is where nuclear war is most likely to break out. Ever since the end of the British Raj in 1947, when the Radcliffe Line was established, there's been exchanges on the border.
Since the 1970s India and Pakistan, sworn enemies, became nuclear powers. And in 1999 when there were border skirmishes it [the conflict] very nearly did go nuclear. That time, Pakistan stood down.
In response to PAF strikes this morning as released by MoFA, IAF crossed LOC. PAF shot down two Indian aircrafts inside Pakistani airspace. One of the aircraft fell inside AJ&K while other fell inside IOK. One Indian pilot arrested by troops on ground while two in the area.
— DG ISPR (@OfficialDGISPR) February 27, 2019The electric fence along the Line of Control, created in 1947 between India and Pakistan, can be seen at night in this file @AFP image.
— AFP News Agency (@AFP) February 27, 2019
India and Pakistan have fought two wars and countless skirmishes over Kashmir, the Himalayan region claimed by both nuclear-armed rivals pic.twitter.com/ACZmSUVXB3UK is deeply concerned about the rising tensions between India and Pakistan. We urgently call for restraint on both sides to avoid further escalation pic.twitter.com/CZF83OHFAF
— Jeremy Hunt (@Jeremy_Hunt) February 27, 2019
I've put a video in at the top for some background history.
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