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Kutch, India: see Kachchh Rann of Kachchh (9,000 sq mi/23,310 sq km), a salt waste mainly in the north of the district, was the scene of Indo-Pakistani fighting in 1965. The border between the two countries has long been the site of territorial disputes. ..... Click the link for more information. . Kutch, Cutch 1. a former state of W India, on the Gulf of Kutch (an inlet of the Arabian Sea): part of Gujarat state since 1960 2. Rann of. an extensive salt waste in W central India, and S Pakistan: consists of the Great Rann in the north and the Little Rann in the southeast; seasonal alternation between marsh and desert; some saltworks. In 1968 an international tribunal awarded about 10 per cent of the border area to Pakistan. Area: 23 000 sq. km (9000 sq. miles) How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Since 1947-48--with three brief digressions in the Rann of Kutch (two weeks), oil installations near Karachi (three days), and the rice fields of East Pakistan/Bangladesh (two weeks)--the Kashmir-centred conflicts have actually been quite limited in spatial terms. Armed standoffs and conflict with Pakistan have arisen in 1965, 1971, and have continued as a stalemate since 1997 with respect to disputed Kashmir, Indus River water sharing, and the Rann of Kutch terminus. Kutch was devastated by the earthquake of January 2001 which caused havoc in much of north-west India. |
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