Pakistan stokes feud with India

[radfringe]

Pakistan stokes feud with India
Jason Burke, chief reporter
Sunday September 28, 2003
The Observer

Western diplomats are moving to defuse a bitter new row between Pakistan and India that threatens a dangerous crisis in relations between the two nuclear countries, both key allies in the 'war on terror'.
Indian and Pakistani officials made clear to The Observer that they are not going to back down in the row, which centres on violent insurgency in the Himalayan former kingdom of Kashmir.

Britain's most senior soldier, General Sir Michael Walker, inadvertently fuelled the row by comparing the situation in Kashmir to Northern Ireland on a visit there last week.

The last major tension between the two nations, which have fought three wars in the last 55 years, saw hundreds of thousands of men, tanks and jets deployed on the borders. Tension was eased only after intensive diplomacy by Britain and America.

[thebigidea]

1. I think we'll see nuclear weapons used there this decade

this will not go away.

I'm thinking Pakistan will be the first to use them - either their current dictatorship, or some yet-to-be-determined loony regime once Pervez is toppled.

WWIII, people. We're in the simmering stages. Marinated in blood & oil.

[radfringe]

2. A friend of a friend

studies/teaches world affairs/politcs - he is more concerned about Pakistan/India than the Gulf, Israel/Palestine or North Korea put together

[thebigidea]

4. indeed

they were on the brink recently. It was horrifying, and got scant media attention.

[LivingInTheBubble]

3. Whats the status of musharraf

I believe he is approved by the bush regime.
Personally he doesnt seem all bad, like many "dictators" he does actually have support amongst many of the people. The problem with a country like that is they are very hot headed and easily led, the reason they have had a string of bad leaders.

[thebigidea]

5. wow!

"I believe he is approved by the bush regime.
Personally he doesnt seem all bad"

man, if those two statements don't cancel each other out... phew...