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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 76. Chapters: 2001-2002 India-Pakistan standoff, Aga Syed Yusuf Al-Moosavi Al-Safavi, Aksai Chin, Al-Badr, All Parties Hurriyat Conference, Amritsar rugs and carpets, Ayub Thakur, Balawaristan, Baloristan, Batalik, Gilgit Agency, Hazratbal Shrine, Hizbul Mujahideen, Ikhwan (Kashmir), Indo-Pakistani War of 1947, Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir, Jammu Kashmir Democratic Liberation Party, Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front, Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (Yasin Malik), Karachi Agreement, Kashmiriyat, Kashmiri diaspora, Kashmir Committee, Kashmir conflict, Lidder River, List of Jammu and Kashmir related articles, Manasbal Lake, Mohammad Abbas Ansari, Muhammad Farooq Rehmani, Muzaffarabad, Parliamentary Special Committee on Kashmir, ProLoka Pakistan, Sheikh Abdullah, Sheikh Abdul Aziz, Shikara, Siachen Glacier, Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Timeline of the Kashmir conflict, Tourism in Jammu and Kashmir, United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan. Excerpt: The Kashmir conflict (Hindi: , Urdu: ) is a territorial dispute between India and Pakistan over the Kashmir region, the northwestern most region of South Asia. India claims the entire state of Jammu and Kashmir and as of 2010, administers approximately 43% of the region, including most of Jammu, the Kashmir Valley, Ladakh, and the Siachen Glacier. India's claims are contested by Pakistan, which controls approximately 37% of Kashmir, namely Azad Kashmir and the northern areas of Gilgit and Baltistan. India has officially stated that it believes that Kashmir is an integral part of India, though the Prime Minister of India, Manmohan Singh, stated after the 2010 Kashmir Unrest that his government is willing to grant autonomy within the purview of Indian constitution to Kashmir if there is consensus on this issue. Pakistan maintains that Kashmir is the "jugular vein of Pakistan" and a currently disputed territory whose final status must be determined by the people of Kashmir. China states that Aksai Chin is a part of China and does not recognize the addition of Aksai Chin to the Kashmir region. Certain Kashmiri independence groups believe that Kashmir should be independent of both India and Pakistan. India and Pakistan have fought at least three wars over Kashmir, including the Indo-Pakistani Wars of 1947, 1965 and 1999. India and Pakistan have also been involved in several skirmishes over the Siachen Glacier. Since 1987, a disputed State election has resulted in some of the state's legislative assembly forming militant wings, creating a catalyst for insurgency. The Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir has been the site of conflict between the Indian Armed Forces, militants, and separatists. India has furnished documentary evidence to the United Nations that these militants are supported by Pakistan, leading to a ban on some terrorist organisations, which Pakistan has yet to enforce. Former President of Pakistan and the ex-chief of Pakistan military Pervez Musharraf, s
