India and Pakistan has kicked off

[obesechess]

Pakistan is not Middle East. Nor is Afghanistan. Afghanistan is South West Asia, Pakistan is West Asia though it does share a border with Iran. Generally, Iran is considered the easternmost Middle Eastern country.

Some people consider a Greater Middle East to include Pakistan, Afghanistan, North Africa(all the way out to Morocco and Gibraltar Strait) in addition to the usual Middle East countries (Arabian peninsula, Levant, Egypt, Iraq/Iran, Turkey)

Yeah, I was sort of talking about the greater MENA region which in my head ends around the Indian Subcontinent, with the acknowledgement that Pakistan is on that border.

 

[gmerkt]

This has been simmering for as much of my adult life as I can remember.

Yes, I remember seeing maps of the Kashmir area marked, "disputed area" when I was in grade school, circa 1960. You'd think after all this time, some sort of solution would've been worked out. But that isn't the way of humanity, particularly when it comes to territorial claims. If you spend any time on Google Earth, you can see red lines all over the world that show disputed boundaries.

What hasn't been much noticed in the US are the areas in this region that have been usurped by China over the years. Because they could. Enforceability issues caused India and Pakistan to relinquish these areas. China has crept into other Indian border areas as well. These are basically uninhabited regions. But it illustrates how China will move into areas that it perceives to be "easy takes." Bloated claims in international waters of the South China Sea are another example. They take because it's easy. If they thought it would be easy, they'd establish a claim over international waters all the way to Hawaii.

 

[Koda]

The Babylon Bee

"This is only the beginning." https://buff.ly/Sr7fbyH

www.facebook.com

 

[mrblond]

Link?

the link was in the OP, its been cut, the mortars/artillery was landing close tot he place where the camera people were

 

[MannyGlocks]

Does it boil down to: muslim vs hindu or is it actually territorial?

 

[Ura-Ki]

Does it boil down to: muslim vs hindu or is it actually territorial?

It's more then even that. there is a small area where all those countries are connected that have always been hotly contested, it's about the resources that exist in that area, and who "owns" or controls them!

 

[WillametteWill]

Generally, Iran is considered the easternmost Middle Eastern country.

Wouldn't this make them Eastern East or East Eastern then?

 

[bradsteen]

Like this?

https://twitter.com/x/status/1919900750332760241

View: https://x.com/siegfriedmuell/status/1919900750332760241

All countries should follow in their example and settle disputes with dance-offs.

 

[arakboss]

Like this?

https://twitter.com/x/status/1919900750332760241

View: https://x.com/siegfriedmuell/status/1919900750332760241

I hope they had medics on scene.

 

[CamoDeafie]

Wouldn't this make them Eastern East or East Eastern then?

Nah. Just that Iran is part of Middle East but not Afghanistan or Pakistan. Afghanistan and Pakistan marks the start of the Orient to Far East areas, mostly due to the Spice Road.

 

[pdxjimbo]

Pakistan claims Chinese-made J-10C fighter jets used against India's air force

If involvement in downing of five Indian aircraft is confirmed, it would be the J-10C's first known air-to-air kill recorded in live combat

Pakistan claims Chinese-made J-10C fighter jets used against India’s air force

If involvement in downing of five Indian aircraft is confirmed, it would be the J-10C’s first known air-to-air kill recorded in live combat.

www.scmp.com

 

[po18guy]

So is China/Taiwan next? What about USA/Canada? Or USA/Mexico? Or USA/USA?

"There will be wars and rumors of wars..." - Really Famous Guy

 

[Capn Jack]

Pakistan is not Middle East. Nor is Afghanistan. Afghanistan is South West Asia, Pakistan is West Asia though it does share a border with Iran. Generally, Iran is considered the easternmost Middle Eastern country.

Some people consider a Greater Middle East to include Pakistan, Afghanistan, North Africa(all the way out to Morocco and Gibraltar Strait) in addition to the usual Middle East countries (Arabian peninsula, Levant, Egypt, Iraq/Iran, Turkey)

Interesting, I had a neighbor from Deli who referred to himself as a, "West Indian", not to be mistaken as a, "Western Indian".

 

[CamoDeafie]

Interesting, I had a neighbor from Deli who referred to himself as a, "West Indian", not to be mistaken as a, "Western Indian".

as opposed to East Indies Islands (Caribbean)?

 

[Tony617]

All countries should follow in their example and settle disputes with dance-offs.

Rollerball instead.

Rollerball (1975 film) - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[nwslopoke]

I read something somewhere once about wars and rumors of wars. Hope things simmer down in lots of places, but I'm not holding my breath.

It would be nice if people would start wars in nice climates for a change.

 

[obesechess]

as opposed to East Indies Islands (Caribbean)?

from an ancient issue of Mad Magazine: "1492 - Columbus discovers just how lost he really is by landing in the Caribbean, thinking he's in China, declaring it part of Spain, and calling the people who live there 'Indians.'"

 

[3MTA3]

Interesting, I had a neighbor from Deli who referred to himself as a, "West Indian", not to be mistaken as a, "Western Indian".

Are you sure it wasn't a deli run buy a guy from the West Indies? Did he make a great Rubin?

 

[AshWilliams]

I hope they had medics on scene.

Was that the Ministry of Silly Walks?

 

[Provincial]

Better to bluster with silly walks than throw nukes.