SOUTH ASIA
- Pakistan’s government is putting the finishing touches on plans to “provisionally” make the Gilgit-Baltistan region of disputed Kashmir part of the country, risking another high-stakes showdown with India. Pakistan’s move would feed Indian apprehensions that it might have to fight a high-altitude, two-front war against both China and Pakistan, analysts said. The region is also of key strategic importance to China.
SOURCE: SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST
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