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Countries War & Years

South Asia

 
Afghanistan 1978- civil war; recurrent international involvement
Bangladesh 1971 political war  
India

1946-1948 civil/sectarian/political war
1947- recurrent territorial dispute in Kashmir
1962 border war (China)
1971 border war (Pakistan)
1983- ethnic/sectarian/political violence

Kashmer 1947- recurrent territorial dispute
Pakistan

1947- recurrent territorial dispute in Kashmir
1990s ethnic/sectarian/political violence
Sri Lanka 1984- civil war

 

Central Asia

 
Armenia 1988-1994 separatist/interstate war (ceasefire only)
Azerbaijan

1988-1994 separatist/interstate war (ceasefire only)

Georgia

1992-1994 separatist wars (ceasefire only)
1994-2001 continuing conflict

Tajikistan 1992-1997 ethnic/political civil war and aftermath

 

South-East Asia

 
Burma 1948- political and ethnic struggle
Cambodia 1970 -1979 civil and interstate wars
China 1946 - 1989 political and interstate wars
Indonesia

1945 - 1949 war of independence
1965-1966 suppression of coup

Indonesia: Aceh 1980s independence struggle
Indonesia: East Timor

1975 - 1999 independence struggle

Indonesia: Irian Jaya (WEST PAPUA) 1969 - independence struggle
Indonesia: Moluccas (MALUKU) 1999 - 2002 sectarian violence
Korea 1950 - 1953 civil/political war
Laos 1960 - 1973 civil/political war
Malaysia 1948 - 1957 civil/ethnic war
Papua New Guinea 1988 - 1997 secessionist war
Phillipines 1971- civil/sectarian war
Taiwan 1947 - 1949 civil/political war
Tibet 1950 - 1951, 1956 - 1959 political war
Vietnam

1946 - 1954 independence war
1954 - 1975 civil/political war
1978 - 1979 interstate war
1987 interstate border war

 

Source: "Major Wars and Armed Conflicts since 1945." War Index. 06 Sept 2003. Peace Pledge Union ONLINE. 21 Jul 2006 <http://www.ppu.org.uk/war/index.html>.