INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TEHRAN-- After the deadly terrorist attack on April 22 in the disputedHimalayan region of Pahalgam, which killed 26 travelers were
eliminated, Iran has used to mediate in between India and Pakistan to lower local tensions.During a telephone discussion on Saturday evening
with Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian revealed the need for dialogue.The Iranian president also
called Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and condemned the horror attack in India
Modi thanked Pezeshkian for Irans acknowledgements, noting, Your compassion is deeply valued, specifically provided Irans own terrible
experiences with terrorism.A parallel push was also made by Saudi Arabia when on Friday Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan held
separate calls with Indias S
Jaishankar and Pakistans Ishaq Dar to go over the attack and its cross-border implications.According to Reuters, China, a key player in the
region, also said on Monday it hoped India and Pakistan will work out restraint and welcomed all steps that will help cool off the
situation.Responsibility for the attack was allegedly claimed by the hitherto unknown The Resistant Front (TRF)
India has blamed Pakistani aspects for the attack while Islamabad has actually rejected any involvement
Pakistan has mentioned its desire to work together with any examination carried out by worldwide inspectors.The attack happened in an area
just available on foot or by horse.India says it has identified 2 of the three believed militants as Pakistani, although Islamabad has
actually rejected any function and called for aneutral probe.The 2 nations have actually likewise exchanged little arms fire because the
terrorist attack took place.Pahalgam is a major expedition route, called Amarnath Yatra, which takes place every year and has actually been
exposed to previous attacks.New Delhi closed essential border crossings and expelled military, marine and air consultants from the Pakistani
High Commission in New Delhi
India likewise suspended the Indus Water Treaty in force because 1960
Indus Valley comes from Tibet, flowing through China and the Indian-controlled Kashmir before reaching Pakistan.Pakistan stated any efforts
to divert water from Pakistan are considered an act of war
Pakistan suspended all trade with India, closing its airspace and expelling Indian diplomats.The attack came a day after U.S
Vice President JD Vance showed up in India with his family.U.S
President Donald Trump has actually condemned the attack
Leaders from Russia, Ukraine, Israel, France, Italy and the UAE have also provided declarations condemning the terrorist attack.History: The
Kashmir region is divided amongst India, Pakistan, and China however claimed in full by both India and Pakistan
The area is home to approximately 20 million people with an approximated 14.5 million living in the India-administered territory, about 6
million in Pakistan-administered territory, and less than a few thousand in China-administered area
It sits at a confluence of important tactical, financial, and religious interests.The contemporary history of the Kashmir dispute dates back
to 1947, whenBritish India was partitionedinto Hindu-majority India and Muslim-majority Pakistan
What today makes up the Indian union territoryof Jammu and Kashmir part of the wider region of Kashmir was at the timeruled by theHindu
maharaja Hari Singh, who initially decreased to sign up with either country.That changed after Pakistani guerrillafighters tried to seize
the area and fall him.The result was the first India-Pakistan war, as the maharaja sought Indias assist to ward off the invaders and in
return acceded his princely state to New Delhi enhancing a de-facto division of Kashmir that still holds.Today, India manages the most
populated part of the area, that includes the Kashmir Valley, Jammu and Ladakh
Pakistan holds parts of northern Kashmir, consisting of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) and Gilgit-Baltistan
China, on the other hand, administers the sparsely inhabited Aksai Chin region in the northeast, which India also claims, and Shaksgam
Valley, where India does not acknowledge Chinese control.In August 2019, the Modi government withdrawed Article 370 and scrapped Jammu and
Kashmirs special self-governing status an action hailed by New Delhi as a major accomplishment however decried in Islamabad as illegal.Few
areas worldwide are as largely militarized or as persistently unpredictable
India and Pakistan have actually been at war three times
Nevertheless, in the past both sides were not nuclear.Today, the possibility of a nuclear dispute is very genuine and international
intervention for seizure of hostilities is required
This article very first appeared/also appeared in Tehran Times
