About Kashmir (Indo-Pak Relationship)

Five things to know about Kashmir

• India and Pakistan have disputed the territory for nearly 70 years - since independence from Britain
• Both countries claim the whole territory but control only parts of it
• Two out of three wars fought between India and Pakistan centred on Kashmir
• Since 1989 there has been an armed revolt in the Muslim-majority region against rule by India
• High unemployment and complaints of heavy-handed tactics by security forces battling street protesters and fighting insurgents have aggravated the problem
• India blames Pakistan for fomenting violence in the region by supporting militancy - a charge Pakistan denies.
• Since 1989, Kashmir has been convulsed by regular episodes of violence that have killed more than 70,000 people, including many Kashmiri Hindus targeted by militants in the early 1990s.