Don't forget India and Pakistan

Don't forget India and Pakistan. These nuclear armed neighbors are far from friends.



The recent bombings in India (which Islamic extremists have claimed responsibility for) can only heighten tension.



In this atmosphere the recent gun fight between India and Pakistan is quite dangerous. That said, I doubt there is stomach for a war just now so I think (hope?) cooler heads will prevail.



India, Pakistan trade fire along Kashmir frontier

AIJAZ HUSSAIN

Associated Press Tue, 29 Jul 2008 09:23



EDT SRINAGAR, India



Indian and Pakistani soldiers traded fire across the heavily armed Kashmir frontier for more than 12 hours overnight and into Tuesday in what the Indian army called the worst violation of a 2003 cease-fire agreement between the nuclear-armed neighbours.



The night-long gun battle came after one Indian soldier and four Pakistanis were killed Monday along the heavily armed frontier that divides Indian- and Pakistani-controlled Kashmir, the Indian army said. Pakistan denied its soldiers were killed.



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