should not retreat; rather, stand firmly in supporting the Kashmiris. Pakistan should keep urging India to grant Kashmiris their right of self determination. A plebiscite should be conducted under the supervision of the United Nations and the Kashmiris should be given the right to vote for the country they are determined to be a part of. Likewise, the UN should stand firmly implementing its resolutions on the plebiscite. In addition, the Kashmiris should be given the option to be declared as an independent
not be a roller coaster ride ... ... middle of paper ... ...s once again given Pakistan a golden chance to strike and solve this issue once and for all. Sharm-el-Sheikh meeting has made it evident to Indians that Pakistan stands firmly behind Kashmiri people. This is no time to quarrel about the past follies. Instead of depending on others Pakistan should closely analyze APHC leader Ali Gillian’s advice to present this issue by close discussions with Muslim world in the Security Council and no
India’s relation with Pakistan has definitely seen more low points than the high points. The bitter-sweet relation shared between the two nations has neither made significant progress nor achieved any major breakthroughs since its 65 years of Independence. Today, India’s economic progress and political stability, together with its size, have lifted it to the status of a world power. Pakistan, on the other hand, is dogged by an unhappy past marked by repeated military interventions that prevented
course. I will develop a plan for further action, based on structural and process models discussed in this course. Finally I will integrate Lederach’s time frame and see if I can bond it with this particular case. There is a popular expression in the Kashmiri language that falls tenderly on one's ear. The word is 'Athwass', which literally means, 'handshake'. But it also has a wider connotation, signifying bonds of warmth amongst people, which transcend all areas of differences between them, such as religion
US Senate. The United States Senate and the Convention :- American opposition to the Genocide Convention stemmed primarily from four sources: a group of Judges who had participated in the Nuremberg Trials, some of the activists in the movement for human rights, a section of the American Bar Association (ABA) and, above all, the Southern wing of the Democratic party. In April 1949, Lemkin was voicing his concern to contacts in the American Jewish Committee (AJC) that the Genocide Convention would
Cultural Identity Formation in Exile: The case of Kashmiri Migrant Youth Introduction One of the most important aspect of the development of an individual is the development of the individual’s identity. Identity refers to “a definition placed on self” which has two simultaneous characteristics. The first is a sense of sameness or continuity across various situations and over a period of time and the second is a difference that makes an individual distinct from others. The formation of an identity
Kashmir is conflict territory after the partition of India and Pakistan. Conflict is not only between India and Pakistan but also India and the religious militants. Religious Militants are conducting a jihad to govern by the religious law. Historically, Kashmir included Sufis Muslim not orthodox Muslim. Numerous international events had influenced in the growth of Islamic fundamentalism in Kashmir. Jihad is not originally from Kashmir but they are foreign militancy bought during the end of the Soviet
In India, the Dalit’s, or lower class citizens, experience tragic moments in their day-to-day lives. They are discriminated against greatly, but a policy named affirmative action wants to fix this. This proposed law, however, is controversial and is opposed by certain people living in India. The Untouchables of the caste system are seen by many as outcasts, unwanted humans who are simply unworthy of being seen on earth. Members of this class are considered impure from birth, because they perform
Mass media includes a huge spectrum of media and technologies that are used to communicate with the mass and disseminate information and ideas to them. It is the principal mode of communication through which the vast majority of the common public receives information and entertainment. It includes newspapers, books, radio, television, cinema, the internet, etc. Mass communication plays an important role in disseminating information about current events happening locally, nationally, and internationally
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Religion is a big part of our world, as it dictates our beliefs and how we act towards other people. Though all religions have different beliefs, it is the core values of that religion that shape the way we act as people towards other humans, plants and animals. This essay will be looking at Christianity and Sikhism and how the core values of each of these religions compare to each other. Firstly looking at a brief summary of Sikhism and Christianity and a look at their beliefs. Then looking at the
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Lal Ded and Habba Khatoon are two Kashmiri women poets who share commonalities with Bhakti poet Mirabai. Within the comparative framework, the paper would try to explore these commonalities in their poetry. The selection of these three women poets would throw some light on the syncretism in the Sufi and Bhakti tradition as upheld by Lal Ded and Mirabai respectively in their poetry. There are the various “‘facts’ of literary history” which increase the “possibility of its multiplicity as well” (Das