Jammu and Kashmir is a union territory in northern India. It comprises two major regions: Jammu and the Kashmir Valley. A third region, Ladakh, along with Jammu and Kashmir, was a part of the state of Jammu and Kashmir until 2019. After the abrogation of Article 370, the state was broken into two: Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh. The region is known for breathtaking landscapes with a history going back to the Indus Valley Civilization, with evidence of various empires — Gandhara, Mauryan, Kushan, Gupta, Mughal, and Dogra — ruling the area.
The region has been a bone of contention between India and Pakistan since its 1947 accession to India. The two countries fought a war that resulted in the establishment of the Line of Control (LoC) and divided the region into Indian-administered Jammu and Kashmir and Pakistan-administered Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan. Both Pakistan and China claim portions of Indian-administered Kashmir and Ladakh regions. It has been marred with violent incidents of militancy, which gained momentum in the 1980s and 1990s. The situation, fuelled by various grievances including political alienation, human rights abuses, and economic disparities, has resulted in prolonged conflict and counterinsurgency operations by security forces.
Al Jazeera is NOT liberal. It’s the mouthpiece of the Islamic right and far-right. (eg. bin Laden interview)
Give a large defence order to USA and they will be quiet. And UK labour party will never be in power. It is a part which gets Muslim votes as most of them live on doles and labour party is party of lazy idiots. Boris Johnson does not give a damn. And most Indians vote conservatives.
Many newspapers have criticised the Chinese for their treatment of their ethnic Muslims. Do they care?
Israel has been criticised for its treatment of Palestinians and selective killings of Iranian scientists. Do they care?
Myanmar has been criticised by foreign media when it kicked out all the Rohingyas. A small country like Myanmar does not care a bit.
Why should India care?
So what should India do? Hand over the Kashmir on a plate to Pakistan?
Bhai… Thora relax karo. Woh apna kaam kar raha hai tum bhi apna kaam karo.