The conflict in Kashmir. Evolution of the interests of the actors involved.

Abstract

Kashmir is an important transit area to Central Asia and China through the Himalayas and a significant hydrographic basin, which gives the region relevance from a geostrategic point of view. Since 1947, the dispute over this territory has been a constant in the international scenario, manifesting itself, at first, in military and diplomatic confrontations between India and Pakistan. However, other actors have joined in the development of the conflict. Thus, its dynamics has been influenced by the interests of world powers such as China, the United States and Russia, by the gradual increase in the activity of Islamic terrorist groups and, since 1989, by the action of the Kashmiri people with the insurgency of armed independence movements.