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Coding changes: End Date changed from June 13, 1950. Outcome changed from
Unclear. Settlement changed from None.
MID#1079
Dispute Number: 1079
Date(s): June 17, 1951 to August 4, 1951
Participants: 750 India/770 Pakistan
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: 1–25 deaths
Narrative: Tensions between India and Pakistan over the issue of Kashmir escalated.
There were incidents of border violations, shootings, and clashes, and several Indian
soldiers were killed. Both sides also massed troops along the border.
Coding changes: Start Date changed from March 13, 1951. End Date changed from
August 14, 1951.
MID#2626
Dispute Number: 2626
Date(s): October 14, 1952 to November 2, 1952
Participants: 750 India/770 Pakistan
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (Negotiated)
Fatalities: None
Narrative: Disagreements persisted between India and Pakistan over control of Kash-
mir. India wanted to retain a small number of troops in the area and demanded full Paki-
stani withdrawal prior to a plebiscite. On October 31, 1952, India moved and attacked
three Pakistani villages, occupying them for two days until Pakistani forces recovered
the territory. Pakistan also responded with heavy gun and mortar fire on the Indian bor-
der village of Daoke. Indian police returned fire. A ceasefire was called on November 2.
Coding changes: Start Date changed from October 4, 1952. Outcome changed from
Unclear. Settlement changed from None.
MID#1300
Dispute Number: 1300
Date(s): May 7, 1955
Participants: 770 Pakistan/750 India
Outcome (and Settlement): Unclear (None)
Fatalities: 1–25 deaths
Narrative: On May 7, 1955, Pakistani soldiers fired upon Indian soldiers guarding a
tractor organization on the border of the Jammu Province in India and bordering West
Pakistan. The Indians returned fire and a clash ensued. Twelve Indians were killed
in the fight, including six Indians soldiers. Military officials from each country met
the next day under the mediation of UN observers to ensure that a similar clash did
not recur. On July 1, Pakistan’s prime minister warned that, if the Kashmir dispute
remained unsettled, diplomatic relations would be broken between the two countries.