Kashmir conflict: The issue of territory is one factor that has lead to conflict between India and Pakistan. It is one of the most intractable and long standing conflicts in the world. The problem of Kashmir arose because maharaja hari singh was unable to makeup his mind to which dominion the state of Kashmir should accede to or whether to accede at all. History: When British India was given its independence , India was supposed to …showed first 75 words of 537 total…

…showed last 75 words of 537 total…that is to cross into the Pakistani-held part of Kashmir. Unquestionably, an important aspect of the BJP's aggressive stance against Pakistan is the calculation that Pakistan will find it much more difficult to sustain an arms race. Not only is Pakistan less self-sufficient and therefore less able to withstand international sanctions; it has a much weaker economy. About 80 percent of Pakistan's national budget is spent on the military and on financing its $43 billion foreign debt.