First, the attack on the Indian Parliament on December 13, 2001 led to two years of rupture in Pak-India relations. Second, a deadly terrorist attack struck the Indian financial hub Mumbai on November 26, 2008 in which hundreds of people were killed. The latest is the terrorist incident in Pulwama which pushed the two neighbours back to square one. It is not only the example of World War I and World War II, but since 1945 most of the armed conflicts began with acts of provocation, yet continued for years and years causing millions of deaths. Bitter past, painful present and uncertain future is a stark reality for the 1.4 billion people of India and Pakistan.

Source: The Express Tribune March 01, 2019 05:17 UTC