For decades, open conflict and simmering hostility have been punctuated by periods of short-lived bonhomie. The principal obstacle to peace has been Pakistan’s sponsorship of militancy and terrorism within India, culminating in the horrific attacks in Mumbai in November 2008, in which terrorist commandos killed almost 200 people.
几十年来，友好的氛围大都非常短暂，而公开的冲突和压抑的敌意则成为常态。巴基斯坦支持印度境内的好战和恐怖势力一直是和平的主要障碍。这种支持在2008年11月造成近200人死亡的孟买恐怖袭击中达到了顶点。