Hmmm...someone seems to be missing from the list.

[Mr. Pedantic]

Hang on, why exactly do Pakistan and India still hate each others' guts?

[Roaming East]

Something about rights to bunched goat-wool fabrics that ladies like to wear.



tongue firmly in cheek

[Anlushac11]

Back in 1947 when the British went home and gave India its independence there were two parts of India with a large Muslim population.

In a series of skirmishes and wars those areas became Pakistan and Kashmir. Kashmir was a independent country or Kashmir and Jammu til 1857 when it came under British rule.

There has been alot of conflict between the Muslim and Hindu populations there with India supporting the Hindu's and Pakistan supporting the Muslims there.

Pakistan controls the northwestern half, India controls the south and central and China controls the northeast. China invaded the area in 1950's and built a military road leading to western Tibet, a action which was a prime cause of the October 1967 "Sino-India war".

[Villanous Intent]

Originally Posted by Roaming East

Something about rights to bunched goat-wool fabrics that ladies like to wear.



tongue firmly in cheek

I see what you did there. Cashmere/Kashmir....