India and Pakistan have been fighting over Kashmir for decades, and Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control, a de facto border that cuts Kashmir into two, are caught in the middle of it all.
Why do India and Pakistan fight over Kashmir? And what do Kashmiris want? #AJStartHere with Sandra Gathmann explains.
This episode features:
Sumantra Bose – Professor of international and comparative politics, Krea University
Hafsa Kanjwal – Associate professor of South Asian studies, Lafayette College
Amitabh Mattoo – Professor, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University
Special thanks to Alia Chughtai, senior producer at AJLabs, for helping and advising the Start Here team with this episode.
https://www.aljazeera.com/video/start-here/2025/7/14/the-kashmir-conflict-explained-start-here?traffic_source=rss
