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The Indo-Pakistani War of 2019 - Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
The Indo-Pakistani War of 2019, also known as the Fourth Indo-Pakistani War, was the culmination of a series of wars and skirmishes between the two nations since their mutual independence in 1947. Marked by the only use of nuclear weapons in warfare outside of World War II, an outbreak of the Green Death and widespread crop failure, as well as 'an unprecedented level of religious violence', it resulted in 90 to 120 million fatalities, most of whom were civilians. These deaths make the Fourth Indo-Pakistani War by far the deadliest conflict in human history.
It began in January 2019, after the terrorist group Lashkar-e-Taiba launched a chemical attack on Mumbai, which triggered an Indian 'punitive assault' on Pakistan. Pakistani field commanders responded with tactical nuclear weapons, which India and Pakistan escalated to mutual strategic nuclear strikes. Within hours of the initial nuclear exchange, national leaders in both countries were dead, and central political authority collapsed. The conflict then dissolved into chaotic, large-scale hostilities between sectarian groups that caused the UN Security Council to approve intervention by the newly-created Emergency Commission for South Asian Peace and Stability in March 2019.
The Emergency Commission suffered casualties at the hands of the then-emerging Jai Hind movement in the Kolkata Riots and Hyderabad Riots of April-May 2019, which caused the UN Security Council to pull peacekeepers from and limit food aid to most of India until the situation had stabilized. Between May 2019 and September 2019, there were over 100,000 'mass incidents' of religious violence, largely triggered by armed clashes over dwindling food stocks. In response to the perceived anti-Muslim nature of the unrest, prominent Saudi and Egyptian clerics issued fatwas announcing jihad across the Indian subcontinent, and against the Jai Hind movement in particular. The Jai Hind movement responded with explicit declarations targeting 'terrorists', which international observers noted were aimed at those of Muslim and Sikh belief. These factors contributed to ongoing religious unrest across India, which analysts estimate caused an additional 3-5 million casualties.
In November 2019, the Emergency Commission and the Jai Hind movement negotiated terms for security and food deliveries across the subcontinent, which marked de facto recognition of the movement as the political successor to the Government of India. Most of Pakistan and parts of Northwestern India remain under the control of the Emergency Commission.
The war is widely viewed as the catalyst for the Copenhagen Arms Reduction Treaty between Russia and NATO, and the Northeast Asia Security Summit between the United States, China, Japan, Russia, and South Korea.
The Indo-Pakistani War of 2019
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Clockwise from top left: Lashkar-e-Taiba militants detonating nerve gas canisters in DY Patil Stadium, Indian PM Narendra Modi announcing Operation Dharma, Indian Su-30MKI fighter aircraft bombing Rawalpindi, The Pakistani frigate Zulfiquar sinking in the Arabian Sea, Indian and Pakistani mechanized infantry fighting in the outskirts of Lahore, LandSat time-lapse of nuclear detonations across South Asia, a young child scavenging for food in the ruins of Delhi
Date
12 January 2019 – 26 March 2019 (2 months, 14 days)
Location
Indian subcontinent
Result
Stalemate (disputed: Indian remnants claimed victory)
Collapse and dissolution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Collapse of the Government of India
Creation of the Emergency Commission for South Asian Peace and Stability
Emergence of the Jai Hind paramilitary group
Emergence of the All-India Muslim Self-Defense League (also known as Al-Qaeda in South Asia)
UN occupation of Pakistan and Northwestern India
Belligerents
Republic of India
Jai Hind paramilitary group
Islamic Republic of Pakistan
All-India Muslim Self-Defense League
Casualties
Republic of India
Military:
220,000 dead
170,000 missing
420,000 wounded
Civilian:
50-65,000,000
Islamic Republic of Pakistan
Military:
150,000 dead
250,000 missing
400,000 wounded
Civilian:
40-55,000,000
Colonel Wu Taifu traced bloodshot eyes across the progress of the four-boat raiding party. The repetitive azure flare of the two-meter wide touchscreen sent pulses of pain through his forehead; stubbed-out remains of Yves Saint Laurent cigarettes filled a faded ashtray advertising Tsingtao Beer. Behind him, General Liang dozed, with his head propped up on the plastic tabletop like a schoolboy faking his interest in a lecture.
The screen turned solid red. Vice-Premier Zhang Shenghan was calling.
Taifu yawned and began his briefing. Yes, the raider craft were en route. Yes, the Japanese side likely knew about their pilot being on the island. No, the Japanese side had not uttered a peep over the mil-mil comms channel. And no, not a single shot had been fired yet.
"Good, good." The solid red screen blurred for a moment, faded into a view of an elegant, if spartan, powder room. Taifu realized he had been staring at a particular patch of Shenghan's bathrobe, which then bent and spat toothpaste into a translucent sink below the two-way telescreen. Shenghan lifted his head back up and began applying shaving cream to his sunken cheeks. "I have to ask, though--do you still have the files on General Fan's son?"
Taifu froze. How the hell did he know? Then he turned around and checked on General Liang, who happily obliged with a soft snore. Taifu spoke, stuttering. "I--I'm not sure what files you're--"
Shenghan cut him off with a dismissive sigh. "Don't play dumb with me, I practically invented it."
Taifu gulped, then nodded.
"Good. I'll be sending someone down to Nanjing to pick up the digital evidence in question. And don't worry about General Liang--my friend will handle that, as well."
Someone then cut off Shenghan, this time with a scream. One of the attack boats on the touchscreen turned into a flashing red cross. Behind Taifu, General Liang awoke with a start, mumbling apologies to heaven, earth, and the Vice-Premier. Onscreen, Shenghan shrugged. He followed with a smile that chilled Taifu to his very core, as if he had been hoping for this moment for decades. Then he cut off the video feed, but his voice still rang out. "I'm going to contact the Standing Committee and Central Military Commission. It seems we may need to take any and all measures for national defense."
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