Indo-Pakistani wars and conflicts

India–Pakistan conflict
Part of the Kashmir conflict and the Cold War

Location of India (orange) and Pakistan (green)
Date22 October 1947 – present
(77 years, 10 months and 4 weeks)
Location
Line of Control, India–Pakistan border
Status Ongoing
Belligerents
Alleged proxies:
  • Baloch insurgents (1970s–present)[2]
      • Balochistan Liberation Army
      • Balochistan Liberation Front
      • Baloch Students Organization
Alleged proxies:
  • Kashmiri insurgents (1989–present)
      • Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front
      • Lashkar-e-Taiba
      • Jaish-e-Mohammed
      • United Jihad Council
      • Hizbul Mujahideen
      • People's Anti-Fascist Front
      • The Resistance Front
      • Dukhtaran-e-Millat[3]
      • Harkat-ul-Mujahideen
      • Harkat-ul-Jihad al-Islami
  • Khalistani insurgents (1984–1995)[4]
  • Mizo insurgents (1961–1986)[5]

Since the partition of British India in 1947 and subsequent creation of the dominions of India and Pakistan, the two countries have been involved in a number of wars, conflicts, and military standoffs. A long-running dispute over Kashmir and cross-border terrorism have been the predominant cause of conflict between the two states, with the exception of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, which occurred as a direct result of hostilities stemming from the Bangladesh Liberation War in erstwhile East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).

  1. ^ "Bangladesh and Pakistan: The Forgotten War". 26 September 2008. Retrieved 19 May 2025.
  2. ^ Multiple sources:
  3. ^ Multiple sources:
  4. ^ Multiple sources:
  5. ^ "38. India/Mizos (1961-present)".