India and Pakistan’s dispute over Kashmir – explained in 30 seconds

Countries have fought three wars over Himalayan region, which is divided by heavily armed border

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Control of Kashmir, in the foothills of the Himalayas, has been disputed since India and Pakistan gained independence from Britain in 1947.

Both claim it in full, but each controls a section of the territory, separated by one of the world’s most heavily militarised borders: the “line of control” based on a ceasefire border established after their 1947-48 war.

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