The India-Pakistan Conflict



á     What are the origins of the India-Pakistan conflict? Why has it assumed new importance for the United States and international community?

 

á     Why is Pakistan considered by some to be a ÒfailedÓ or almost failed state? Why is political stability and modernization so difficult to achieve?

 

Key Terms

1) Muslim League

2) Muhammad al Jinnah

3) Kashmir

4) Maharaja of Kashmir

5) ÒLine of ControlÓ

6) Bangladesh

7) Pervez Musharraf

8) Cricket Diplomacy

9) Benazir Bhutto

10) Asif Ali Zadari

 

I.  The Problem of Kashmir

 

á     Religious Map of India, c. 1935

 

á     The Creation of Pakistan

 

á     Princely States of India
        

á     Maharaja of Kashmir (Hari Singh Dogra)

o  Kashmir:  77% Muslim, 20% Hindu, 3% Sikh

o  No Plebiscite in 1949

o  India Kashmir:  67% Muslim, 30% Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist

 

á     The First Kashmir War  (1947)

 

 

II.  The India-Pakistan Conflict since 1949

 

á     The Second Kashmir War (1965)

 

á     The War of 1971 and the Creation of Bangladesh

 

á     The Crisis of 1990 - Anti-Hindu Riots

 

á     May 1998 India and Pakistan Nuclear Tests

 

á     The Kargil War (Third Kashmir War) of 1999

á     ÒPresidentÓ Musharraf  (Video of Daily Show)

á     Where is Osama bin Laden?  Pakistan's Tribal Areas

 

 

III. Heading toward DŽtente

 

á     The Crisis of 2001/2002

 

á     M.A.D. and DŽtente

á     ÒCricket DiplomacyÓ  (Map) and MusharaffÕs Visit to India (2005)

 

IV. Pakistan Today: A ÒFailedÓ State with Nuclear Weapons?

 

á     Benazir Bhutto (1953-2007)

 

á     August 2008 Musharaff Leaves Office

á     President Asif Ali Zardari  2

á     Where is Osama bin Laden?  Pakistan's Tribal Areas

á     NPR, ÒAmid Afghan Policy Debate, What About Pakistan?Ó October 7, 2009

          ÒAhmed Rashad: ObamaÕs Options in PakistanÓ October 1, 2009