Since the partition of British India in 1947 and creation of modern States of India and Pakistan, the two South Asian countries have been involved in four wars, including one undeclared war, and many border skirmishes and military stand-offs.
The Kashmir issue has been the main cause, whether direct or indirect, of all major conflicts between the two countries with the exception of the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 where conflict originated due to turmoil in erstwhile East Pakistan (now Bangladesh).
Scott Joplin was the one who introduced the piano works in the style known as Ragtime that flourished along the Mississippi River in the late 19th<span> century and endured as a prominent piano style until the end of World War I. An article in the Sedalia Times recognized him as "The Rag Time King" and it was written that his work is used by the leading players and orchestras.</span>
World War I completely changed the way wars were fought.
Trench warfare, which was the norm just a century ago was seen as an nonviable strategy.
Modern machines such as tanks and airplanes made trench warfare mostly about keeping ground and resulted in stalemates.
Also, it was the first time that modern tanks, planes and machine guns were being used for first time at such a large scale, resulting in an unprecedented level of death and carnage.
Military generals soon realized that time-honored military code of conducts were now obsolete and a completely new form of strategy was now required.
