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( Note -  This post is related to my previous post "The Kashmir Conflict" )                                                                                                                                                                                                              The Indo-Pak War of 1947, also known as 'The First Kashmir war' was fought between two newly indepen...

What is the Kashmir Conflict? Kashmir conflict is a territorial conflict mainly between India and Pakistan. The conflict had started during the partition of 1947 as both India and Pakistan claimed the entirety of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir. According to the 'Instrument of Accession,' signed in 1947, Jammu and Kashmir is owned by India, but Pakistan claims Jammu and Kashmir based on its majority Muslim population. Wars that took place due to the Kashmir Conflict. Due to the Kashmir Conflict 3 wars had taken place between India and Pakistan.  1] The Indo-Pak War of 1947-48 2] The Indo-Pak War of 1965 3] The Indo-Pak War of 1971 The area occupied by Pakistan and India in Kashmir (POK) India controls almost 55% of the state which includes the Kashmir valley, Jammu, the Siachen glacier, most of the Ladakh, and 70% of its population.  Pakistan controls almost 30% of the state which includes Azad Kashmir, and Gilgit-Baltistan. (POK) The remaining part of the state...

What is the Sino-Indian war? The Sino-Indian War or the Indo-China War and Sino-Indian Border Conflict was a war between India and China in the year 1962. What was the main reason for the war of  1962? The main cause of the war was a dispute over the sovereignty of widely-separated Aksai Chin and Arunachal Pradesh border regions, Aksai Chin, claimed by India was a part of Kashmir and by China to be part of Xinjiang. What was the duration of the war? The duration of the war was 1 month and 1 day which is from  20th of Oct'1962 - 21st of Nov'1962. Where was the war fought? The war was fought at Aksai Chin  and North-Eastern Frontier Agency, Assam. How the war was fought? Much of the fighting had taken place in harsh conditions in the mountains and also there were large-scale combats at altitudes over 4000 meters. the Sino-Indian war was also notable for the lack of development of navy and air force. What was the result of the war? The Result of the war was a Chinese victory...

1] Pokhran-1 or Smiling Buddha [India's first nuclear test] Smiling Buddha (Pokhran-1)was the assigned code name for India's first successful nuclear bomb test held on the 18th of May 1974. The test site for this test was Pokhran, Rajasthan. The Indian ministry of external affairs had characterized this test as a " peaceful nuclear explosion " Pakistan's Reaction - Pakistan didn't view this test as a " peaceful nuclear explosion ." Pakistan also said that this test will force Pakistan to test its own nuclear bomb. 2] Pokhran-2 or Operation Shakti Operation Shakti the assigned code name for Pokhran-2 India's second nuclear test. It consisted of testing of  5 bombs out f which one was a fusion bomb while the remaining were fission bombs. The test for the First three bombs was held on 11th May 1998 at 15:45 hours and the testing of the remaining 2 bombs was held on 13th May 1998 at 12:21 Hours. These tests were done secretly by India as the other na...