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Pakistan move angers India
NEW DELHI — India accused Pakistan of provocative troop movements near the Line of Control in the disputed Kashmir region as tension between the nuclear foes mounted.
A senior Indian official said that the Pakistani Army had moved an armored brigade closer to the line dividing the Himalayan territory that has been claimed by both countries.
India has bolstered its defenses in response, said an official, who did not wish to be identified.
Pakistan has accused India of exploiting the tense situation on its border with Afghanistan by massing troops along its eastern flank.
Tensions have escalated since the American strikes against Afghanistan began, even though the United States has put strong pressure on the nuclear foes to moderate their hostile talk for the duration of the military campaign.
The Prime Minister of India and the leader of Pakistan both vowed to. repulse any military action by the other.
The two countries have not once gone to war over Kashmir.
2. Give Russian equivalents of the following words and phrases.
To vow; disputed (territory/question); to accuse smb of smth; to escalate (tensions); a foe; to mass troops; to put pressure on; to repulse; to claim (territory).
3. Give English equivalents of the following words and phrases. Reproduce the sentences from the article with them.
Оказывать давление на кого-либо; клясться (давать обет); спорная территория; отразить (нападение); обвинить кого-либо в чем-либо; враг; сосредоточивать (стягивать) войска; претендовать на (территорию); усиливать напряженность.
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