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The final issue between India and Pakistan, due to the expulsion of diplomats, seems to further complicate the situation of insecurity in the Himalayan region, at a time when India and China remain with their backs to the border
Involved in border disputes with China and Nepal, India has asked Pakistan to halve embassy personnel in New Delhi – and would do the same in Islamabad – in an escalation of tensions between the two nuclear weapons rivals.
While it is not uncommon for India and Pakistan to expel diplomats from each other, the measure marks one of the biggest downgrades in bilateral ties since 2001. It follows Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s contentious decision in August to revoke Kashmir’s autonomy, a disputed Muslim country. Himalayan region.
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