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Will India and Pakistan go to war?
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| 23 May 2002 |
Following December 2001's audacious attacks upon the Indian parliament large numbers of Indian and Pakistani troops have massed on or near the frontier dividing the two countries, and the contested province of Kashmir has been placed on high alert.
The two sides appear to have painted themselves into a corner, seemingly unable to extricate themselves from an exceptionally dangerous situation without losing face.
There are some grounds for hope that the worst can be avoided. . . .
Nonetheless, danger looms. . . .
The prospects? No war for a few months, but a lot of bellicose rhetoric and more low-level actions.
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