What is the current situation between India and Pakistan?

With continued violence in Kashmir and a heightened threat of terrorist activity by Pakistan-based militant groups, tensions and concerns over a serious military confrontation between nuclear-armed neighbors India and Pakistan remain high.

What is the major source of conflict between India and Pakistan today?

A long-running dispute over Kashmir and cross-border terrorism have been the predominant cause of conflict between the two states, with the exception of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, which occurred as a direct result of hostilities stemming from the Bangladesh Liberation War in erstwhile East Pakistan (now Bangladesh …

Is the India Pakistan conflict still happening?

The standoff began when a major exchange of gunfire and shelling erupted between Indian and Pakistani troops in November 2020 along the Line of Control. The clashes have left at least 22 dead, including 11 civilians….2020–21 India–Pakistan border skirmishes.

Date	13 November 2020 – 25 February 2021 (3 months, 1 week and 5 days)
Status	Ceasefire

How many wars happened between India and Pakistan?

Since Independence in 1947, India and Pakistan have been in four wars, including one undeclared war, and many border skirmishes and military stand-offs.

Is Kashmir part of Pakistan?

The region is divided amongst three countries in a territorial dispute: Pakistan controls the northwest portion (Northern Areas and Kashmir), India controls the central and southern portion (Jammu and Kashmir) and Ladakh, and the People’s Republic of China controls the northeastern portion (Aksai Chin and the Trans- …

Who Won the War India or Pakistan?

By the time United Nations intervened on September 22, Pakistan had suffered a clear defeat. The superior Indian forces, however, won a decisive victory and the army could have even marched on into Pakistani territory had external pressure not forced both combatants to cease their war efforts.