Former U.S. ambassador to Pakistan Cameron Munter told CNBC that India needs to solve the problem of placing a large number of troops in Muslim-majority Kashmir while Pakistan needs to do more to tackle terrorism.
India and Pakistan showed resolve and restraint this week as tensions flared between the nuclear-armed rivals but crucial underlying problems still need to be addressed, according to a former U.S. ambassador to Pakistan.
Still, Thursday's developments prompted many to hope that both countries will stop the situation from spinning out of control, especially into a full-blown armed conflict. India and Pakistan's conflict over the mountainous region of Kashmir dates back to 1947 when both countries became independent from British colonial rule.
"It's not something that Indians want other people to interfere with but until that gets solved, there's going to be a problem in Kashmir," he added. "Until the Pakistanis are credible in cracking down on these groups, they're going to have a problem. Because it's not every day that America and Iran, for example, stand shoulder-to-shoulder, criticizing the Pakistanis for not cracking down on terrorist groups," the former envoy said.
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