For the first time i was impressed with external ministry's stand on Pakistan poking its nose into the Kashmir issue.
I feel the major problems between is that including the World war happened because of third party involvement. When Balkan states had problem with Islamic empire of Turkey the Austria intervened and with Austria, Russia and Germany also got involved and they were joined by their allies. So one problem gave birth to many reasons for other countries to fight amongst themselves.
Kashmir is an internal issue of India and Pakistan has no business there what so ever and the very cause of Kashmir independence is questionable. I dont understand on what basis they are asking for their freedom. If i see in India every state is very different from each other, in this basis they cant say they are culturally and traditionally very different from India as every other state is different.
Politically they are were not left behind even at the time of creation of Union of India and Pakistan like all other princely states they were also asked to choose to join either of the unions but their Maharaja Hari Singh delayed his decision. Meanwhile there was a pretty serious matter of infiltration and riots across the State at this moment The Maharaja had to sign the treaty of accession with India as it was an open secret that the infiltration of tribes from Pakistan was funded by the Pakistani army. At this point of time India had to send in the army as par of the treaty to check the advancing tribes. The tribes claimed that Maharaja had no right to decide for the people of Kashmir as he was a Hindu and majority of the population was Muslim so they said Kashmir was the part of Pakistan because of the Muslim majority and some wanted to be independent. The Indian army had checked the infiltration but it was too late for them as the tribes had reached the outskirts of Srinagar and they had almost half of the Kashmir. The Indian Army had no chance to recapture the occupied part as a ceasefire was called by the UN and the same cease has taken hundreds of lives and it has divided the very state of Kashmir. If they had recaptured the occupied part there was no problem a all, once it is integral part of India then there is no chance of anybody occupying it and there would be no question of free state as it would have been a part of India as all other states. Here the problem is mainly because the issue was left unsettled the people are made to believe even now that they will be free by false promises by so called patriot who have been doing things like bomb blasts which has taken innumerable lives.
The people of Kashmir have been blinded with a belief of their so called state hood but the it has hit the livelihoods of thousands if people as who have nothing to do but agitate.
The whole problem of Kashmir has only one solution and that is they should look at economic development through tourism and other means. The only way that the region can be peaceful is by this when the people get engaged in their work they will not have time to things like state hood which has no meaning without economic development. They should follow the example of Kerala and Himachal Pradesh where they have created a peaceful atmosphere though they are distinct from other regions of India. They have to manage themselves to see that elements like Pakistan shouldnt distract from their goals. When there is no economic development then what is the meaning of a free state even if it become independent its going to sabotaged by Pakistan as half of the Kashmir is literally controlled by it which is very poor economically though it is a hills station has a very high potential for tourism like Manali or Massuri.
Its only the Kashmiris who can save their land by committing themselves to the constructive work and not getting distracted by the ideas like statehood propagated by the anti national elements.
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