Under the Indian Independence Act, this strategic district, which included Hindu majority Pathankot, was provisionally included in Pakistan. Though it was later awarded to India, it has never been away from the neighbour’s gaze.
The two Asian giants have constantly had face-offs with each other. While the present one along the LAC is more serious, with winter approaching, India should be prepared for the long haul.
In a major twist in the US journalist Daniel Pearl murder case, the Pakistan supreme court has objected to his killers being referred to as “terrorists”.