Why has Kashmir remained unresolved for nearly eight decades?

In this episode, we explore the history, politics, and strategic dangers behind the conflict between India and Pakistan over Kashmir. From the Partition of British India in 1947 and the first Indo-Pakistani war to insurgency, nuclear deterrence, China’s role, water security, and the competing identities attached to the region, this episode explains why Kashmir is far more than a simple border dispute.

We also examine the perspectives of India, Pakistan, and the diverse communities of Kashmir, while exploring how militant attacks, military retaliation, nationalism, and miscalculation could transform a local crisis into a wider war between nuclear-armed states.

This is the story of a beautiful region divided by history, identity, and competing visions of justice—and why ...