Kashmir, India, Pakistan: on the history and internationalist stakes of a state of war - International Viewpoint - online socialist magazine

Kashmir, India, Pakistan: on the history and internationalist stakes of a state of war - International Viewpoint - online socialist magazine

This article attempts to take stock of the recent ‘hot' crisis between India and Pakistan over Kashmir. Many factors need to be taken into account. Recent events are undoubtedly part of a long history of military tensions and wars dating back to the disastrous partition imposed on the sub-continent by British imperialism in 1947. In recent years, however, profound changes have affected the countries concerned, as well as the geopolitical environ…