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We Kashmir Never Accpet india or pakistain ..
We kashmir Consider India or pakistain Is not a party of Our kashmiri nation
Dont Dream For Bothside
We kashmiri N=know How to defen and development our JK Nation From Terissim
A very good article capturing the facts of those times. Few important facts to note.
1) Pakistan seeing Kashmir as an issue of defense and strategic geopolitical advantages.
2) Pakistan’s attempt to compel the Maharaja to accede and denouncing the popular leader Sheikh Abdullah reflects Pakistani imperialism.
3) Pakistan never cared for people but only for land and unfortunately it is still the case after decades. Iron fist approach and Oppression of minorities including Muslim minorities such as Shia, Ahmedia, Baloch etc. reflecting the ideology of Pakistani leaders.
4) Unfortunately, Pundit Nehru was largely blamed in India for current Kashmiri crisis, these facts are an eye opener for Indians.
5) Sir Mount Batton, Nehru and Gandhi had one thing in common, they respected Kashmiri people, their beliefs and their representative Sheikh Abdullah. They had the choice of compelling the Hindu Maharaja but the chose Secular and Democratic values over other material advantages.
6) India insisted and demanded the release of Sheikh Abdullah.
7) Dogras ruled the region with iron fist and oppressed Muslims similar to any other Muslim rulers who oppressed majority Hindus in rest of India. It’s not religion but rulers using religion are their instrument to control the people.
8) Kashmiri crisis is very complex and tactics applied by all parties involved, made it even worse.
9) Abolition of Article 370 may not be inline with the clauses of Accession but the clauses on Accession only implies the sovereignty of the Maharaja not the people of Kashmir, but India made sure Article 370 represents Kashmiri Assembly as the Government instead of the Maharaja (or may be crown prince).
10) The Article 370 delivered no value to a common Kashmiri but prevented any economic growth in the region by limiting access to the Union Government.
11) Given the facts and as Mahatma Gandhi envisioned, India is the Testimony that Jinnah was fundamentally wrong and secular country can always be better than an Islamic/Hindu nation.
Those who are questioning the abrogation of article 370.which was temporary, should also answer that the Privilege Purses agreed to the princes of former state rulers at the of singining of instruments of acceccesion with government of India. And these were not temporary. Why these purses were withdrawn by Indira. Was not this act too illegal?
The Instrument of Accession signed by the Maharaja with its own unique clauses was thought to be an all but temporary agreement between J&K and India but just as other princely states namely, Hyderabad and Travancore had their own clauses which were included in their Instruments of Accession which in due course got diluted and these princely states completely adhered to the constitution of India so does the J&K accession clauses too. In this sense, the present revocation of Article 370 is exactly under the Constitution of India and it is high time Kashmiris accepted the fact that they are legitimate citizens of India and disown the external influences indoctrinating them and strive to lead a peaceful and successful life. The whole Indian nation will support them in this regards.
Excellent primer. The crux of this problem lies in identifying whether it is a territorial issue or an ethnicity issue. India is not ambiguous about it and treats it as former. It is Pakistan that is playing fuzzy, and therefore the solution needs to come from Pakistan. It should withdraw all its troops from PoK, and let PoK issue visas to Indians as an independent, sovereign nation, allowing them to visit the beautiful Gilgit-Baltistan areas. Once that happens, India will be compelled to let Kashmir valley merge with the TRULY AZAD KASHMIR. Till then India is doing what every government in the world does – protect its territory by putting boots on the ground.
The complex history of the state – part of it enumerated so well in this column – requires that it be dealt with with a light touch, not a battering ram.
Independence act of 1947 isnt independent of GOI Act 1935.
Kashmir agitation led by kashmiri muslims of kashmir was against Hindu Maharaja nit against establishment per se.
Present imbroglio is based on same .to honour the seperatehood of kashmiri muslim hegemony and majoratarionism.
The aetucle is bringing out selective references of the events to push a pro kashmiri muslim narrative thus undermining the sovereignty and integrity of Secular democratic India.
India cant allow a de facto muslim state to run onthe soil of secular democratic India.
It needs to be demolushed.