2020–21 India–Pakistan border skirmishes

2020-2021 India–Pakistan border skirmishes
	Part of the Indo-Pakistani conflicts and the Kashmir conflict
	; Map of the disputed region of Jammu and Kashmir
Date	2020 – 25 February 2021; (3 months, 1 week and 5 days)
Location	Line of Control, Kashmir
Status	Ceasefire
Belligerents
India	Pakistan
Units involved
Indian Army; Border Security Force;	Pakistan Army; Pakistan Rangers;
Casualties and losses
Per India:; 5 servicemen and 6 civilians killed Per Pakistan:; Several casualties	Per Pakistan:; 7 servicemen and 21 civilians killed Per India:; 13 servicemen killed

The 2020–2021 India–Pakistan border skirmishes were a series of armed clashes between India and Pakistan along the Line of Control in the disputed region of Kashmir, which is subject to extensive territorial claims by both countries. The standoff intensified when a major exchange of gunfire and shelling erupted between Indian and Pakistani troops in November 2020 along the Line of Control which left at least 22 dead, including 11 civilians.

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