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The 2020–2021 India–Pakistan border skirmishes were a series of armed clashes between
India India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...
and
Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...
along the
Line of Control The Line of Control (LoC) is a military control line between the Indian and Pakistanicontrolled parts of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir—a line which does not constitute a legally recognized international boundary, but ser ...
in the disputed region of
Kashmir Kashmir ( or ) is the Northwestern Indian subcontinent, northernmost geographical region of the Indian subcontinent. Until the mid-19th century, the term ''Kashmir'' denoted only the Kashmir Valley between the Great Himalayas and the Pir P ...
, which is subject to extensive territorial claims by both countries. The standoff intensified when a major exchange of gunfire and shelling erupted between Indian and Pakistani troops in November 2020 along the Line of Control which left at least 22 dead, including 11 civilians.


Casualties

According to
Indian Army The Indian Army (IA) (ISO 15919, ISO: ) is the Land warfare, land-based branch and largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. The President of India is the Commander-in-Chief, Supreme Commander of the Indian Army, and its professional head ...
sources, 11 Pakistani soldiers were killed in clashes, while 16 soldiers were injured. Six Indian civilians, four soldiers and one border guard were killed per the Indian Defence Ministry.Six civilians among 11 killed in Pakistan firing at LoC
/ref> Indian military released videos which showed mortars hitting and damaging Pakistani bunkers along the border.
Pakistani military The Pakistan Armed Forces (; ) are the Military, military forces of Pakistan. It is the List of countries by number of military and paramilitary personnel, world's sixth-largest military measured by Active duty, active military personnel and c ...
sources said that five civilians and one soldier were killed in Pakistani-administered Kashmir amidst the clashes. On 21 November, two Indian soldiers were killed in
Rajouri Rajouri or Rajauri (; ; ) is a city in the Rajouri district in the Jammu division of the Indian union territory of Jammu and Kashmir (union territory), Jammu and Kashmir. It is located about from Srinagar and from Jammu (city), Jammu city on ...
. On 26 November, one Indian soldier was killed in Poonch and an additional two Indian military fatalities were reported in Rajouri on 27 November. On 15 December, two Pakistani soldiers were killed in the Bagsar region of Azad Kashmir according to Pakistan. In November, Pakistan's foreign ministry said India had violated ceasefire at least 2,729 times in 2020 which resulted in the deaths of 21 Pakistani civilians and seriously injured 206 others, while the secretary of the State Disaster Management Authority Azad Jammu & Kashmir reported 28 civilians had been killed and 233 injured during the same period.


Peace agreement

India and Pakistan released a joint statement, stating that after discussions, the two sides agreed to "strict observance" of all peace and ceasefire agreements with effect from midnight 25 February 2021. Both sides agreed existing forms of contact and border flag meetings would be utilized to resolve any future misunderstanding.


See also

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India–Pakistan relations India and Pakistan have a complex and largely hostile relationship that is rooted in a multitude of historical and political events, most notably the Partition of India, partition of British India in August 1947. Two years after World War II, t ...
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Line of Control The Line of Control (LoC) is a military control line between the Indian and Pakistanicontrolled parts of the former princely state of Jammu and Kashmir—a line which does not constitute a legally recognized international boundary, but ser ...
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India–Pakistan border The India–Pakistan border is the international boundary that separates the nations of the Republic of India and the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. At its northern end is the Line of Control, which separates Indian-administered Jammu & Kashmi ...
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Kashmir conflict The Kashmir conflict is a territorial conflict over the Kashmir region, primarily between India and Pakistan, and also between China and India in the northeastern portion of the region. The conflict started after the partition of India in 1 ...


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Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...
Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...
Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...
Pakistan Pakistan, officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by population, fifth-most populous country, with a population of over 241.5 million, having the Islam by country# ...
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