During the Cold War, the US sought allies to support it during the war against the Soviets. Pakistan was one of those allies. In exchange, Pakistan received financial aid and military support from the US. How did the state of Jammu and Kashmir become an unintended recipient of trouble during this cold war?

Source material for my research

1. 'India after Gandhi' by Ramachandra Guha

2. Sarah Paine's lectures on the ⁠'War for India⁠'

3. How to constrain the Pakistani Jihadi Complex - research piece by Pranay Kothasthane from Takshashila Institution

4. Tarekh Fatah's '⁠The Bloody Partition seen through a Pakistani's eyes'⁠

Read other pieces by ⁠Sangeetha on the 'Lighter Side'⁠ on Substack.

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