Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi addresses the nation from the ramparts of Delhi's Red Fort on Aug. 15, India's Independence Day. (Manish Swarup/AP)With what might have sounded like a simple, throwaway comment in the middle of a speech, India's prime minister opened a geopolitical Pandora's box. Baluchistan is a Pakistani province that has been plagued by an unending cycle of violence and underdevelopment since India and Pakistan were partitioned upon gaining independence in 1947. For years, Pakistan has alleged that India's intelligence agency, known by its acronym RAW, supports and even trains separatist militants from Baluchistan. The only previous time an Indian prime minister mentioned Baluchistan publicly was in 2009, when Modi's party was in opposition.

Source: Washington Post August 16, 2016 12:50 UTC