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Which seasonal salt marsh, whose international border shifts with monsoon flooding, sparked a 1965 conflict between India and Pakistan?
Answer
Rann of Kutch
The Rann of Kutch is a vast seasonal salt marsh straddling the India-Pakistan border whose terrain floods each monsoon, historically blurring the boundary and fueling the 1965 dispute.
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India and Pakistan fought a 1965 war partly over the Rann of Kutch—a seasonal salt marsh that changes borders depending on monsoon flooding patterns.
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- Thar Desert
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