41.   Pakistanis and Indian soldiers who face off along the disputed Kashmir border routinely exchange fire.

42.   Pictures of Indian soldiers fighting armed intruders on snowcapped peaks and stories of mothers weeping beside funeral pyres have united a nation that often speaks in many voices.

43.   Peace talks with Pakistan are highly unlikely while Indian soldiers are still fighting Islamic guerrillas in Kashmir, Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee said.

44.   Public opinion then turned against the rebels and Gandhi sent Indian soldiers to Sri Lanka.

45.   Quereshi said Pakistani forces were guarding the wreckage of the downed aircraft to ensure that Indian soldiers did not take the debris.

46.   Police believe Indian soldiers slipped across the border into Pakistan and returned after the killing, said Majeed.

47.   A brief gun battle injured three Indian soldiers, a government statement said.

48.   A militant Islamic group battling Indian soldiers in disputed Kashmir says the five hijackers of an Indian passenger plane are still in Afghanistan.

49.   A gun battle erupted early Saturday on the border between India and Pakistan, killing three Indian soldiers, Pakistani authorities said.

50.   A gunbattle in Kashmir on Thursday led to the deaths of an Indian soldier and two suspected Islamic militants, an Indian army officer said on condition of anonymity.