HISTORY OF THE SETTLEMENT OF THE KASHMIR CONFLICT

Abstract

The conflict between India and Pakistan over the possession of the Kashmir region is one of the longest conflicts in the world at the moment. The history of the conflict dates back to 1947, with the collapse of British Colonial India, which marked the beginning of ethno- religious disputes among the population of Kashmir. For both States, Kashmir is a strategicallyimportant region, and the struggle for the mastery of Kashmir determines the position of forces in the region and allows India and Pakistan to achieve their strategic goals. Along with the fact that the conflict is long and active, the situation is aggravated by the presence of nuclear weapons on both belligerents. Thus, the possibility of a nuclear conflict makes the conflict globally significant and attracts third parties as regulators of the conflict. This article, in particular, will analyze the influence of the international community, represented by the United States, Russia, China, the UN and others, on the settlement of the Kashmir conflict and the prevention of global threats and human rights violations in Kashmir.