This is what you need to know if the Kashmir conflict is Kashmir? Kashmir is an area of the Himalayas in Asia, in the countries Pakistan, India and China. The inhabitants of Kashmir are mostly Muslims. Around 20 percent are Hindus. India controls two-thirds of the area. Why is there conflict there? Pakistan and India have been contrary to the Kashmir area since they became independent when British India was divided into 1947. Both countries claim the area. In addition, many want Kashmir to be independent. 47,000 people life. India accuses Pakistan of supporting the rebel. The attack is an answer that 26 Hindu tourists were killed in Kashmir in April. India accuses Pakistan of being behind the tourist attack. Pakistan responded by attacking Indian goals. A dozens of people have been killed and injured in the attacks from both sides.What reactions have come to the attacks? The Secretary -General of the UN says he is very concerned about the attacks from both sides, and urges the military withholding. The Foreign Minister in the United States has spoken to security advisers in both countries. Also China is concerned about the development and calls for quiet. That’s what Reuters news agency writes. In addition, at least ten people have been killed and dozens of injured in India. On Wednesday morning, Pakistan’s prime minister has called for an emergency meeting, while India claims that they only attacked goals associated with a terrorist organization. The world community, including Norway, asks the nuclear powers to show restraint. “We are concerned about the escalation that is now taking place with military instruments,” Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide (Ap) told NTB. – Norway encourages both parties to expel withholding, avoiding further escalation of the situation and seeking a diplomatic solution, he adds. Answers to deadly tourist attacks It was late Tuesday that India carried out missile attacks on targets in Pakistan and Pakistani-controlled areas in Kashmir. During the night, Pakistan responded with artillery attacks on the goal on the Indian side of the border. India and Pakistan both have around 170 nuclear weapons. Among those killed there should be more civilians. The attacks occur two weeks after a terrorist attack on tourists in Kashmir, where almost 30 people were killed. India:-Lead was India’s representative of foreign cases, Vikram Misrisier, Wednesday that the Lashkar-e-Taiba group was behind the attack. He also accuses Pakistan of not striking the group, which is located in Pakistan and which is considered a terrorist organization by the UN. Misricia also said that several attacks were under planning. “It was necessary to carry out preventive and precautionary attacks,” misric said at a press conference early Wednesday morning. The military claims that they attacked “terrorist camps” and recruitment centers. “Nine terrorist camps were successfully destroyed – the goals were chosen on the basis of credible intelligence information and were chosen to avoid damage to civil infrastructure and civilian lives,” Vyomika Singh of India said in India’s air defense at the press conference. Pakistan: puts the stability of play Pakistani authorities, for their part, claim that goals in at least six different places were attacked and that everyone was civilian. They include a hydroelectric power plant, according to Reuters and AFP. Witnesses have told the BBC that the goals included mosques, schools and health clinics. news’s Asia correspondent Philip Lote explains the escalation of the conflict between India and Pakistan. An armed group with links to Lashkar-e-Taiba has previously blamed the attack in April. Pakistan has previously denied that they have any responsibility. On Wednesday morning, Pakistan’s Foreign Ministry says India puts the peace and stability of the region at stake. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has called for a crisis meeting, according to AFP. Professor: The most serious situation in decades Pakistan has responded to the attacks with artillery attacks on the Indian side. Pakistan’s military also says they have shot down five fighter jets. – This is more serious than in a few decades, says Professor Emerita Elisabeth Eide at Oslo Met to news. – The last time we had an almost similar situation, was in 2019, where there was a terrorist attack, that time against military and military police. 40 were killed. This time it is civilian, and that makes the situation more serious. Professor Emerita Elisabeth Eide at Oslo Met says the situation is serious. Photo: Håkon Benjaminsen / news Eide says rhetoric between the two countries is now sharp. She also believes that India’s answers have been waiting for them because they have been working to identify rest goals that can be linked to the tourist attack in April. – They should be quite careful about intelligence surveys before attacking. Ask the parties to calm down France asks India and Pakistan to show restraint. “We understand that India wants to protect itself from terror, but we obviously pray India and Pakistan to show restraint and protect civilians,” France’s Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot told the TV channel TF1. Russia’s Foreign Ministry also condemns terror, but asks the parties to hold back. China’s Foreign Ministry emphasizes that peace and stability must be prioritized and asks the parties to avoid escalation. The United Kingdom also says they can contribute to the work against depressing. US President Donald Trump previously told journalists that he hopes it will be a quick end to the fighting. The UN Secretary General also asked the parties to show restraint, a spokesperson. Interested in foreign? Hear the Foreign Editors’ podcast: Published 07.05.2025, at. 07.08 Updated 07.05.2025, at. 08.45
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