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Redrawing the maps in Kashmir: New geopolitical realities in the conflict between China, India, and Pakistan
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Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik -SWP- Deutsches Institut für Internationale Politik und Sicherheit
Abstract The political geography of Kashmir has changed radically in recent months. The starting point was the Indian government’s decision on 5 August 2019 to divide the state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) into two Union territories. In response, Islamabad published a map on 4 August 2020 showing all of Kash... view more
The political geography of Kashmir has changed radically in recent months. The starting point was the Indian government’s decision on 5 August 2019 to divide the state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) into two Union territories. In response, Islamabad published a map on 4 August 2020 showing all of Kashmir as part of Pakistan. At the end of September 2020, the Chinese government terminated the status quo with India in the Ladakh/Aksai Chin region. This indicates a new phase in the conflict over Kashmir, in which China and Pakistan could work more closely together. In addition, the conflict is being expanded to include a new geopolitical dimension because, for China, the dispute with India is now also part of the struggle with the United States over the future distribution of power in the Indo-Pacific. (Autorenreferat)... view less
Classification
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
Free Keywords
Indien; Regionale internationale Sicherheit; Regionale internationale Prozesse und Tendenzen; Regionaler internationaler Konflikt; Kaschmir; Bedrohungsvorstellungen (Sicherheitspolitik); Separatismus; Territoriale Interessendivergenzen; Pakistan; Volksrepublik China; Geopolitische Faktoren; Jammu; Implikation; Vereinigte Staaten; Außenpolitische Strategie; Indopazifik; Machtpolitik; Internationale Ordnungspolitik
Document language
English
Publication Year
2020
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
8 p.
Series
SWP Comment, 52/2020
DOI
https://doi.org/10.18449/2020C52
ISSN
1861-1761
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Deposit Licence - No Redistribution, No Modifications