5 previous India-Pakistan disputes that have been taken to international forums

Edit Kashmir Observer 08 Jun 2015
Sagar Godbole. NEIGHBOURHOOD SPATS. From the Rann of Kutch arbitration in 1968 to the Kishenganga wrangle of 2013, the neighbours have sought outside intervention on a variety of squabbles ... If this actually happens (and there ... A ... Result ... 4 Atlantique incident case (1999). A month after the Kargil War in 1999, an Atlantique aircraft of the Pakistan Navy was shot down by the Indian Air Force, which claimed that it had entered Indian airspace....

ICJ or not, it breaches Geneva Convention

Edit Deccan Chronicle 06 Jun 2015
The previous Congress-led UPA government had faced flak for its alleged inertia ... Second, in August 1999, in what is referred to as the “Atlantique incident”, the Indian Air Force allegedly shot down a Pakistan Navy aircraft in an apparent act of revenge ... Still, whether or not a remedy can be meaningfully pursued under this body of law is also open to question, given the long interregnum between the incident and prosecution....

India stands to lose if Captain Kalia case goes to ICJ

Edit The Times of India 03 Jun 2015
Given the stand that India took up during the Atlantique incident, there is no chance of the case being ruled in the country's favour at ICJ, experts said ... The career diplomat said the 1974 deceleration debarring the ICJ jurisdiction over bilateral matters was an important safeguard that was invoked during the Atlantique incident....
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