I know it’s a very controversial issue and might have been debated earlier on this portal many time. But still, to be honest, I don’t know what would be the best solution. But certainly it cant go like this for ever. We all have to be honest and lets accept the real facts. It’s a desputed territory and cant be compared with other states at present.
In short there are 3 parties involved: Kashmiri Awam, Indian Republic and Pakistani Republic. In short below is what they think.
What Kashmiri Awam thinks: Majority of Kashmiri people want freedom. They want both Kahsmir to be united and have an independant state. Then it would be upto them to decide whether they want to join India or Kashmir. We all know the Raja Harisingh story but they say why it wasn’t followed in Junagad or Hyderabad. Well yes there can be lot of arguments for or against it but now the reality is kashmiri people today want independence. They don’t consider themselves to be a part on india.
Indian Republic views: India thinks that Kashmir is an integral part of republic india and we also want to control whole kashmir but somehow today the Govt has realised that its not possible. Hence they want LOC to be international boundry. The main reason behind controliing kashmir is emotional one and also to control natural resources and strategic issues.We cant afford pakistan or china to control these mountains and resources,they say.
Pakistan views: Pakistan views and their claim is based on religion. As majority of kasmiris are muslim, hence they think its natural for them to have a claim on it. Of course they also want to control natural resources and have strategic advantage.
We all know all these. OK Its also not new that we havent faced such call before. In fact we faced it from each corner. North-East, Tamil Nadu, Punjab etc. What we did is replied with strong and somewhat brutal force, used army and then gave generous donations and rebuild the state. This worked for us. Many people don’t remember what khalistan was or the people in your generation in Mizoram believe they are Indian citizen.
But Kahsmir? Why it didn’t work there? We tried everything Article 370, no other indian can vote there or buy land there. We give so much monetary assitance to them, so much have been donated for development. Whats wrong? They still want freedom and those who claim we are largest democracy in the world, to them, Can our democracy afford to hold people like this who no longer want to be part of India
Recently the demonstration show they hate India. People ask us about human rights in Kashmir? We are spending so much in Kashmir, Look at our budget, look at our military expense and what we get in return? Hate, abuse.? For how long we can take this ! But than what else we can do?
One solution can be as below(my personal opinion):
Well we tried everything and it didn’t work? It also cant go like this for ever. Lets give them autonomy. Let them deicide where they want to go. We wont lose much because Jammu and Ladak still want to be part of us. Its not a big area. its only 1/10 th of Bhutan. Moreover a small piece of land cant decide a country's security. We want to be a super power and a great democracy then we can afford to do this. For how long we can control them like this. Moreover we are giving them 10 times more than other poor states. Lets use that fund to develop other states. Its time to be practical and be realistic. I know its very emotional for us but what else can we do. We should hold a referendum in Kashmir and let them decide their future. If they want to stay with us, they are welcome if they want to go with pakistan, we wouldnt lose much but in fact we would be saved by this burden on our resources. Anyway Pak is already holding some area of Kashmir. If they want an independent state let them do. Eventually they may realise that being with India is much better than being with Pakistan or being Independent. Even if they dont we are still better off.
Its not 60 years before like situation that we can send military and capture it. And why should we do that only for a tiny piece of land. Lets get real and accept that its a disputed territory thats why it got Article 370 and not any other state has this. These politicians dont want a solution to it and keep refuelling it.
What else could be the best solution? Please share.
P.S: Here I refered Kashmir as Kashmir Valley who wants independance not whole Jammu & Kashmir.View attachment 10383
In short there are 3 parties involved: Kashmiri Awam, Indian Republic and Pakistani Republic. In short below is what they think.
What Kashmiri Awam thinks: Majority of Kashmiri people want freedom. They want both Kahsmir to be united and have an independant state. Then it would be upto them to decide whether they want to join India or Kashmir. We all know the Raja Harisingh story but they say why it wasn’t followed in Junagad or Hyderabad. Well yes there can be lot of arguments for or against it but now the reality is kashmiri people today want independence. They don’t consider themselves to be a part on india.
Indian Republic views: India thinks that Kashmir is an integral part of republic india and we also want to control whole kashmir but somehow today the Govt has realised that its not possible. Hence they want LOC to be international boundry. The main reason behind controliing kashmir is emotional one and also to control natural resources and strategic issues.We cant afford pakistan or china to control these mountains and resources,they say.
Pakistan views: Pakistan views and their claim is based on religion. As majority of kasmiris are muslim, hence they think its natural for them to have a claim on it. Of course they also want to control natural resources and have strategic advantage.
We all know all these. OK Its also not new that we havent faced such call before. In fact we faced it from each corner. North-East, Tamil Nadu, Punjab etc. What we did is replied with strong and somewhat brutal force, used army and then gave generous donations and rebuild the state. This worked for us. Many people don’t remember what khalistan was or the people in your generation in Mizoram believe they are Indian citizen.
But Kahsmir? Why it didn’t work there? We tried everything Article 370, no other indian can vote there or buy land there. We give so much monetary assitance to them, so much have been donated for development. Whats wrong? They still want freedom and those who claim we are largest democracy in the world, to them, Can our democracy afford to hold people like this who no longer want to be part of India
Recently the demonstration show they hate India. People ask us about human rights in Kashmir? We are spending so much in Kashmir, Look at our budget, look at our military expense and what we get in return? Hate, abuse.? For how long we can take this ! But than what else we can do?
One solution can be as below(my personal opinion):
Well we tried everything and it didn’t work? It also cant go like this for ever. Lets give them autonomy. Let them deicide where they want to go. We wont lose much because Jammu and Ladak still want to be part of us. Its not a big area. its only 1/10 th of Bhutan. Moreover a small piece of land cant decide a country's security. We want to be a super power and a great democracy then we can afford to do this. For how long we can control them like this. Moreover we are giving them 10 times more than other poor states. Lets use that fund to develop other states. Its time to be practical and be realistic. I know its very emotional for us but what else can we do. We should hold a referendum in Kashmir and let them decide their future. If they want to stay with us, they are welcome if they want to go with pakistan, we wouldnt lose much but in fact we would be saved by this burden on our resources. Anyway Pak is already holding some area of Kashmir. If they want an independent state let them do. Eventually they may realise that being with India is much better than being with Pakistan or being Independent. Even if they dont we are still better off.
Its not 60 years before like situation that we can send military and capture it. And why should we do that only for a tiny piece of land. Lets get real and accept that its a disputed territory thats why it got Article 370 and not any other state has this. These politicians dont want a solution to it and keep refuelling it.
What else could be the best solution? Please share.
P.S: Here I refered Kashmir as Kashmir Valley who wants independance not whole Jammu & Kashmir.View attachment 10383
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