India Prime Minister to Pakistan: If you start a war, you will lose

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NEW DELHI, Dec 4: If there is a war over Kashmir, as [Pakistani] Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif is reported to have said could be the case given that the region is a perennial flashpoint, then Pakistan is not going to win it, Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh cautioned on Wednesday.

There is no scope of Pakistan winning any such war in my lifetime, Dr Singh said after he was told that Prime Minister Sharif hinted at such a likelihood in case the Kashmir dispute was not resolved.

The controversy between the two nuclear armed neighbours was rooted in a comment apparently made by Prime Minister Sharif.

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Kashmir is a flashpoint and can trigger a fourth war between the two nuclear powers at any time, Mr Sharif said in an address in Muzaffarabad on Tuesday.

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Mr Sharifs office added that he had a dream of seeing held-Kashmir free from the Indian occupation and desired that this dream could turn into reality during his lifetime.

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Mr Sharifs comment has come with the rise of rightwing nationalism to Indias centre-stage, which has led to the revival of an acrimonious debate on the politically sensitive Article 370 of the Indian constitution that grants Jammu and Kashmir a special status.

The Bharatiya Janata Party, which hopes to form the next government, is opposed to any special status to Kashmir and instead advocates its complete merger with India.

http://www.dawn.com/news/1060629/pakistan-cant-win-war-against-india-says-singh

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