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Why Kashmir Gives People the Sweats

 
Why Kashmir Gives People the Sweats

Both India and Pakistan want Kashmir

Pakistan, experts say, has no fewer than 30 nuclear warheads. India has no fewer than 50. And for more than 60 years, the two have been on the brink of war in Kashmir.

It's safe to say they aren't fighting over really soft sweaters. So why have both nuclear nations been willing to risk the ultimate conflict? The territorial tiff goes back to Britain's imperial shrinkage after World War II. Yet the conflict's cultural roots go far deeper.


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