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16 October 2014,

Kashmir Conflict Analysis: Though Pakistani Firing has Subsided, It will Recur

Sameer Patil, associate national security fellow at Gateway House, in an interview with International Business Times on October 10 commented on how the likely intent behind these cross-border firings from the Pakistani side is to keep the Kashmir issue alive internationally

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In one of the worst Indo-Pak border conflict escalations since the 2003 ceasefire, the last few days have witnessed unprecedented targeting of civilian areas and eight civilian deaths on the Indian side of the border.

Though Pakistani firing subsided on Thursday night following heavy retaliation by the Indian Army and a strongly-worded salvos by defence minister Arun Jaitley, national security experts believe this may not be the end to Pakistan’s ‘adventurism’ along the border.

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