India and Pakistan mark 70 years of independence: Can the two countries ever reconcile?

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Will India and Pakistan ever be friends? As the two countries celebrate 70 years since they gained their independence, India's prime minister has accused Kashmir separatists of scheming, saying only hugs can bring peace. But who is willing to hug who?
Produced by David RICH, Selina SYKES and Van MEGUERDITCHIAN

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[Killroy-qohn]

Anchor is sooo optimistic.. Lahore, India😇

[remasteredambience]

Wow! One's a journalist specializing in security issues the other one's a film maker...makes perfect sense!

[sreekr]

Partition involved the formation of the countries Pakistan and Bangladesh exclusively for muslims, with the hindus and sikhs there ethnic cleansed. But India which was to be for hindus, sikhs and others, still has a large muslim population, which has only increased with time.

[sivaramkrishna]

PAK's Military decides Foreign Policy Towards India... It Always wants to perpetuate the Conflict.

[sreekr]

The guy supposedly representing India is a wishy-washy fool only trying to plug his film. He could have easily refuted the Pakistani guy's allegation at 3:00 that India has resolved all its border disputes with neighbouring countries in its favor. India ceded the disputed island of Kachatheevu to Sri Lanka. With Bangladesh, India has settled its enclaves issue by swapping 17000 acres of Indian land for 7000 acres of Bangladesh's land. On its maritime dispute with Bangladesh, India has accepted an international tribunal's verdict which has resulted in Bangladesh getting 19, 000 square kilometers in EEZ.

[sarathymandjiny]

Lahore, pakistan. Not india #france24

[ASKstrive]

China Turkey Saudi, visit PAKISTAN, on independence day, because PAKISTAN is well wishers of all countries, mention me one massacre in PAKISTAN after freedom where any Hindu is killed? Or they didn't get justice. But Gujarat of India killed thousand of Muslims, samjhota train, every day's killings in Kashmir is the main issue of 2 different countries. India is violating Border with China.