Fateful transformations of the 1970s and 1980s

In the investigation of the Kashmir conflict history, the historical significance of the 1970s and 1980s cannot be overestimated as this era resulted in intensified distrust and seminal transformations of the South Asia's political map, accompanied by belligerent narratives between India and Pakistan. The disintegration of Pakistan in 1971, followed by the policies of radicalisation and political mainstreaming of the religiously motivated majoritarian nationalism, which were activated by the geostrategic dynamics (Soviet invasion in Afghanistan), had a profound impact on the Indo-Pakistani rivalry and dynamics in Kashmir.