Is Indian army stronger than Pakistan?

Although India’s conventional forces are far more powerful than Pakistan’s, the two nations’ nuclear arsenals are comparable. The transfer of Islamist forces and proxy organisations from Afghanistan to Kashmir threatens to exacerbate border conflict. In the last seventy years, the two armies have battled four times.

What is the India Pakistan conflict?

The nations of India and Pakistan have fiercely contested each other over Kashmir, fighting three major wars and two minor wars. It has gained immense international attention given the fact that both India and Pakistan are nuclear powers and this conflict represents a threat to global security.

Why did India want to keep Pakistani soldiers in a hospital?

India wanted to keep the Pakistani soldiers in conditions of comfort that went over and above the provisions listed in the Geneva Convention. Indira Gandhi’s paramount concern at that moment of time was figuring out how to get Bangladeshi leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman back to his country alive and well.

What happened to the India-Pakistan peace talks?

Momentum toward meaningful talks came to an end in September 2016, when armed militants attacked a remote Indian Army base in Uri, near the Line of Control, killing eighteen Indian soldiers in the deadliest attack on the Indian armed forces in decades.

What was the result of the 1972 India Pakistan War?

On August 2, 1972 – eight months after the 13-day India-Pakistan war ended on December 16, 1971 – the two countries signed the Shimla Agreement under which India agreed to release all the 93,000 Pakistani prisoners of war (POW) its army had taken during the course of the war.

What is the Pakistan-India war all about?

Pakistan retaliated a day later with air strikes in Indian-administered Kashmir. The exchange escalated into an aerial engagement, during which Pakistan shot down two Indian military aircraft and captured an Indian pilot; the pilot was released two days later.