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World Service,26 Sep 1989,13 mins

Indo-Pakistan Tensions

How it all Began

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Partitioning India involved moving 8 million people and dividing the land. Between 200,000 and 500,000 people died in riots and clashes. The conflict between India and Pakistan has been costly.

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