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Subject
Contestation between India and Pakistan over Kashmir.
Significance
India’s Supreme Court on August 25 agreed to hear a petition to remove constitutional provisions granted to permanent residents of Jammu and Kashmir state. Pakistan is seeking to revive UN resolutions demanding a plebiscite in Kashmir. The region is at risk of becoming a pawn in rival schemes of geostrategy.
Impacts
India and Pakistan may struggle to come to an agreement over the Indus Waters Treaty.
A deeper economic role for India in Afghanistan will raise Pakistani fears of encirclement.
Minor India-China border spats in Ladakh may receive greater media attention.
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2017
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