The Destiny of Kashmir

Breath-taking scenery, multi-patterned landscapes, snow-powdered mountains and peaks, beautiful people, clear lakes, lush haze and forests are only a few wonders one comes across in the valley of Kashmir. Its values and traditions not only describe the rich Muslim culture but also reflect a well crafted civilization. For many facts, these reasons account for Kashmir’s present state of affairs.

The vale of Kashmir is also a key factor for manipulating the political and economic conditions of Central and South Asia. With an area of 86,000 sq miles, Kashmir was destined for greedy hands. As the fate decided, a land which was once an independent state fell into a chaotic dispute between two rivals.

One cannot help but admire the serene charm and exquisite elegance of the vale. Far beyond any shadows of doubt Kashmir is the bounded paradise on earth. Pity but, that of all the places on earth Kashmir ranks amongst the most disputed ones. With that being said, no one can take away even a fragment of Kashmir’s dignified beauty.

DISPUTED KASHMIR CHRONICLES:

Arising form the unrest of the war of independence, one could have never guessed the issue will prevail for centuries. After the independence of subcontinent what remained from freedom was this vale, both newly born fighting as if it were a rattle. Years 1947, 1965 and 1999 hold blood smears and massacres of Indo-Pak wars over Kashmir. In 1948, UN ordered a cease fire but with no beneficiaries as the call of plebiscite was not responded by India. Not only this, the UN has been trying to call out the fierce rivalry in form of different pacts and resolution yielding only a timely settlement in the region.

After the occupation of different territories in Kashmir, India now ad...

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...f President of Pakistan in the UN as:

“Kashmir is not a part of India, it has never been a part of India … it is a disputed territory between India and Pakistan. It is more a part of Pakistan that it can ever be a part of India, with all her eloquence and extravagance with words.”

Conceived in this way, it is a reality that Kashmir continues to define parameters of the Pak-India relationship. Unless it is resolved there is a détente between these two states , there can not be meaningful stability in South Asia, which would allow India that power status it seeks. Despite the horrible facts of Indian repression in the valley and the failure of lots of efforts mentioned above one may hope that according to the concrete stance taken by Pakistan the things will change for Kashmiris and that day is not far away when the kashmiris will get the reward of their sacrifices!