T here is increasing concern that and the ongoing war in Afghanistan may well give India and Pakistan yet another reason to start a new war over Kashmir, a region they both claim as their own. In recent weeks, they have locked themselves deeper in their border conflict. Both countries, which have fought four battles for control of Kashmir since 1947, have a stockpile of nuclear weapons.
Already there are disturbing indications.
India's defense minister, George Fernandes, and the military commanders have spoken of "tough punitive action to stop terrorism in Kashmir" that India alleges has been aided and abetted by Islamabad for over a decade.