1.   And the intensity of that debate will grow if there are more devastating attacks on civilians in Kashmir, a Himalayan territory claimed by both India and Pakistan.

2.   India has accused Pakistan of supporting and training the groups for a proxy war in Kashmir, a Himalayan territory both claim.

3.   India has long maintained that Pakistan sponsors terrorist attacks on civilians in Kashmir, a Himalayan territory both nations claim.

4.   Kashmir is divided between the two nations, with both claiming the Himalayan territory in its entirety.

5.   Most had been trying to cross the line that separates the Pakistani and Indian-controlled parts of the embattled Himalayan territory.

6.   Released hostages quoted the hijackers as saying that they sought the independence of Kashmir, a Himalayan territory that both India and Pakistan claim as theirs.

7.   Shelling and gunfire continue in that disputed Himalayan territory.

8.   Talks came to a sudden halt two years ago after fierce fighting broke out in Kashmir, the Himalayan territory both claim.

9.   Then, he went to Kashmir, the disputed Himalayan territory, where he said he fought alongside Pakistanis against Indian forces.

10.   One-third of the largely Muslim Himalayan territory is held by officially Islamic Pakistan, the rest by predominately Hindu India.