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Little Appetite for Compromise

Posted: November 1st, 2016

By Seth Oldmixon

Seth Oldmixon is a public affairs consultant who served as a US Peace Corps volunteer in Bangladesh. He is the founder of Liberty South Asia, an independent, privately funded campaign dedicated to supporting religious freedom and political pluralism in South Asia. Follow him on Twitter at @setholdmixon.

As India and Pakistan near the 70th year of their separation, contention over Kashmir shows no signs of abating. Border clashes between India and Pakistan along the Line of Control (LoC) have increased in tempo since an attack on an Indian army base left 19 Indian soldiers dead in September. The Cipher Brief spoke with Seth Oldmixon, founder of Liberty South Asia, to learn more about the origins of the recent spike in violence and the prospects for mediation.

The Cipher Brief: What are the origins of this most recent tension in the Kashmir-Jammu?

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