Three nuclear powers, seven decades of conflict, and millions of lives affected. Unpack the complex layers of the Kashmir dispute from partition to present day.
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Kashmir really is a textbook example of what experts call a 'frozen conflict' — one that doesn't get resolved but doesn't escalate to full-scale war either, involving three nuclear powers and affecting millions of people for over seven decades.
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