I've never been there, but I've been told that southern Kashmir (the part in dispute) is one of the nicest places, scenery and climate wise, in all of India. A tourist favorite.
And Pakistan presumably wants it mostly for ethnic reasons (high Muslim population). Of course, I'm sure there are lots of other reasons, too. On Fri, May 31, 2002 at 04:02:27PM -0500, Horn, John wrote: > What is it that is so important about Kashmir that Pakistan and India fight > 3 wars over it and risk a 4th that could kill up to 17 million people? I > don't understand it. > > http://www.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/asiapcf/south/05/31/kashmir.attack/index.html > > - jmh > -- "Erik Reuter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.erikreuter.com/
