67 gfpr 10.31703/gfpr Global Foreign Policies Review gfpr 2788-502X 2788-5038 Humanity Publications Pakistan 394106 10.31703/gfpr.2022(V-IV).05 4575 1.0 article Pulwama Attack: Implications on the India and Pakistan Bilateral Issue of the Indian Kashmir Ahmad Zeeshan Conceptualization Writing – original draft Ullah Maghfoor Writing – review & editing Munazza Munazza Writing – review & editing Undergraduate Student, Department of Political Science, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan KP Pakistan Corresponding Author: Zeeshan Ahmad, Undergraduate Student, Department of Political Science, Abdul Wali Khan University, Mardan, KP, Pakistan.

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Since the division of the subcontinent into two separate states, Kashmir remains a highly volatile region between the two nuclear powers of south Asia, constantly both powers involved in a series of tragic wars on Kashmir. Diplomatic efforts failed and pave way for war and the Pulwama attack was one of their expression. This study explores the bilateral relations between the two states in the wake of the Pulwama attack and its implications on bilateral relations and the region as a whole.

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Since the division of the subcontinent into two separate states, Kashmir remains a highly volatile region between the two nuclear powers of south Asia, constantly both powers involved in a series of tragic wars on Kashmir. Diplomatic efforts failed and pave way for war and the Pulwama attack was one of their expression. This study explores the bilateral relations between the two states in the wake of the Pulwama attack and its implications on bilateral relations and the region as a whole.

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