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India And Pakistan Had a Small Undeclared War Last Year

The Indian Express

2020 might be the year that I complete drafts and unfinished posts. Here’s one from last February.

In 1971, the last time India and Pakistan waged war, neither country possessed nuclear weapons. In that struggle, India helped East Pakistan achieve its independence and become the nation of Bangladesh. This time, the unresolved dispute is Jammu and Kashmir. This clash is genuinely terrifying because both nation's have large arsenals of atomic warheads, and the means to deliver them.