The Kashmir conflict

The long-running territorial dispute over Kashmir dates back to the partition of India in 1947, when Pakistan and India each staked claims to portions of the Himalayan region. The Muslim-majority territory has been the focus of three wars between India and Pakistan and ongoing unrest. In 2018 and 2019, the United Nations released reports about the ongoing unrest and expressed concerns over the excessive use of violence in both the Indian-held and Pakistan-held regions of Kashmir. On August 5,…