Where else is the India-Pakistan border conflict apart from Kashmir?

 

India-Pakistan conflict without Kashmir

Sir Daniel Radcliffe drew the border between India and Pakistan
at the time of partition in 1947. That is probably why the border dispute
between these two countries remains. There have been wars over it at various
times. However, there is another border dispute between these two countries,
although the border dispute centered on Kashmir is widely spoken in
international circles. And that is 'Sir Creek'.

Just as the Line of Control i.e. LOC separates Pakistan Occupied
Kashmir from main Kashmir, the 'Sir Creek' separates India's Gujarat and
Pakistan's Sindh in the southwest. There is a dispute between these two
countries over this 'Sir Creek'. In most cases, the discussion between the two
countries is limited to Kashmir and Siachen. As a result, no country wants to
give special importance to the 'Sir Creek' border issue.

However, this part has been disputed since long before
independence. In 1908, the Raja of Sindh and the Rao Maharaja of Kutch
discussed the border for the first time. Before independence, this entire area
was under the Bombay Presidency of the British Raj. The Bombay Government then
conducted a survey which put an end to the controversy as it was then. The
debate remained suppressed for the next 40-50 years.

After the 1965 war, the two countries resorted to the
International Tribunal on the advice of British Prime Minister Harold Wilson.
In 1968, the tribunal ruled that 90 percent of the area fell within India and
10 percent within Pakistan.

Pakistan then claims that Sir Creek is within Sindh. This claim
moved the boundary set by the tribunal further west of the creek. Pakistan made
this claim based on the 1914 agreement between Sindh Pradesh and Rao Maharaj.
In 1925 a map based on the Thalwig principal of international boundaries was
published. Based on this map, the center pole of Sir Creek is also placed.
Pakistan does not recognize this map. Sir Creek's course has changed over time.
If the delimitation is determined according to the changed course, both
countries may have to lose some of land.

Now comes the question about the importance of 'Sir Creek' -
though it is not of much strategic and military importance,but this stream is
rich in fish. This region is considered to be one of the largest fisheries in
Asia. Fishermen from both countries come here to fish and often violate the
border. As a result, many people were imprisoned in both countries. This is
still disputed. In addition, the region is believed to have vast amounts of gas
and hydrocarbons underground. Whichever country can take full possession of it
will have the capacity to meet the energy demand.

The Creek Crocodile Commando, a special branch of the Border
Guard Force, is in charge of guarding this creek border. This branch was
established in 2009. They are specially trained to protect the security of the
Indus delta and creek areas.