Showing posts with label Kashmir issue. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kashmir issue. Show all posts

Friday, 16 December 2011

Kashmiries Take Initiative On Kashmir Issue!

Guest Post By: Shafiq Mir

This is perhaps for the first time that any organization based in the state of Jammu and Kashmir has taken a serious initiative to search an amicable way to get out from the problem state has been facing for the past six decades . Though, there are scores of political and social organizations in the state of Jammu and Kashmir which have been crying for Kashmir issue for the past sixty three years , but each organization has always projected its own point of view on the issue without caring about their acceptability among those who have entirely an opposite view on the issue.

Indus Research Foundation (IRF) a Jammu based non governmental organisation which came in to being only few months back has tied up with some more organisations across the sea, particularly a London based non governmental organisation namely Conciliation Resources headed by a globally known social activist , Tahir Aziz on the principals of common minimum programme (CMP). The aim an objective of IRF has been told only to facilitate the interactions between all stake holders of Kashmir issue residing both the sides of LOC. The IRF has no personal view about the resolution of Kashmir issue but it believes that if the people to people contact across the regions and LOC is established at broader level and common people are allowed to sit together and debate their interests freely , there is large scope of bringing the people on an amicable solution of the problem due to which both India and Pakistan have always been on war front in the past 63 years . Honorary director of IRF, Zafar Choudhary says that none of the governments of India and Pakistan can ever take any unilateral decision on Kashmir issue with out taking their part of Kashmiries in to confidence . Choudhary says, “ the national level politics of the both the countries has always been seen connected with the Kashmir policy of the parties . Therefore, none of the national party of any of the country can afford to show any flexibility on Kashmir, because it goes against their political interests in their respective countries . This is the only reason that Kashmir issue remained tangled and was kept boiling for the past sixty three years by the politicians of both the countries”, says Zafar Chudhary . “ Leaving aside the political views and compulsions of different political parties on both the sides of LOC in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, we have noticed an unavoidable bindings between the people of both the sides .If in some parts they differ in religion but at the same time they have similarity and commonality in culture and language . If in some parts, they have linguistic difference , they have similarity in religion and customs . And we have seen the people only want to meet each other and want to recapture and establish their pre 47 social relations. Keeping in view this urge of the people we have taken an initiative to work like a bridge between the people of both the sides of LOC and facilitate interactions between them”, added Zaffar Choudhary . For this, he says, his organisation Indus Research Foundation(IRF) has tied up with some more organisations based in Mirpur and UK. The effort of the Chudhary’s group and friendly organisations seems to have been bearing fruit which is evident from the recent Istanbul (Turky) agreement signed between trade and industry organisations operating from both the sides of the LOC. Facilitated by these civil groups, an agreement was signed between trade organisations of both the sides of LOC on 28th November 2011 at Turky in which a joint chamber of trade organisation was announced with its first president from Kashmir valley . As per agreement , the second term after one year will be given to other side of LOC . And on rotational basis, in the third year the president will be elected from Jammu . This can be described as biggest development of the state of Jammu and Kashmir in the past sixty three years when the common people came to close each other at their own with out the involvement of government at any level .

Moving ahead with the same mission, second such interaction between the different shades of the society was organised by IRF at Jammu on 11th of December . In this interaction cum one day seminar, the people belonging to different professions participated and discussed the internal dimensions of Jammu and Kashmir with special focus on the mutual interests of the various regions of the state . Interestingly, no politician of any belief was allowed or invited in this interaction which was sufficient proof that the organisers were strict to their principal of keeping their organisation away from the political motto and intentions . During the day long interaction, various angles and aspects of mutual interest were discussed and it was agreed by all participants that an unnecessary mistrust has been created among the various sections of society and regions . This is perhaps for the first time when a Kashmir based organisation has taken an initiative to resolve the problems being faced by them . Earlier, we have been witnessing only Delhi based and other out side organisations doing such efforts on behalf of Kashmiries . This is a well come step and must be encouraged at all levels .

Tuesday, 28 June 2011

Why Is India So Allergic To Kashmir Issue?



By: Dr. ABDUL RAUF

PART ONE

Jammu Kashmir, like Palestine, is a zone where human tragedy reigns for decades. The Indian occupation forces, as per estimates, have so far slaughtered over 100, 000 innocent Kashmir Muslims. Secret graveyards discovered recently in Kashmir stand as the cruelest showcase of Indian democratic reality and as a "peaceful" contribution by occupying Indian terror forces. India and Pakistan have so far, maybe as a formality sake or a pure gimmick, conducted "talks" without any possible credible resolution.

For years now, Indian brutalities have killed innocent Kashmir Muslims in thousands but not their urge for sovereignty. The mischievous stand of the cunning diplomatic establishment in evading the central issue of sovereignty in bilateral talks with Pakistan has made a mockery of the "composite" bu
t secret dialogue till date.

Double-speaks by the Indo-Pak leaders of Jammu Kashmir and Indo-Pak hypocrisy practiced by their media nuts have deadly been reflected in Indian massacres of innocent Kashmiris who, it looks, sacrifice their lives almost for nothing. Pakistan has, however, now insists that Jammu Kashmir is the core issue and it is imperative to address this issue effectively and in a purposeful manner in the forthcoming dialogue with India which prefers now to waste time in "talks" by raising bogus terrorism and nuclearism.The foreign secretary level talks June 24-25 as proposed by Pakistan are underway now in Islamabad, although New Delhi is still allergic to Kashmir issue. India is yet to respond to the sovereignty call of Kashmiris as yet, except in massacres. he illegal occupiers and blatant bluffers do not respond readily!

Even those that support the freedom struggle do not tolerate any criticism of Pakistan w
hile Pakistan, which escorts Indian warships and intruders in Somalian sea waters, does not insist on including Kashmiris in talks either. The result is massacre of innocent Kashmiris. In the process of appeasing Indian and Pakistani leaders, Kashmir leaders have forgotten about the plight of Kashmir Muslims. That is the tragedy of the Kashmiris.

Indian terror troops have been swelling in numbers at a reckless speed and prolonged their illegal occupation of JK, harming the Kashmiris in a very big way. There could be a few reasons for the ambivalent approach of Kashmiris towards Indo-Pakistan. Kashmriri leaders frequent both Pakistan and India and other nations. In order to gain hassle free visas and other documents form India for their foreign trips, Kashmiris have to keep especially the Indian
side in good humors.

Indeed, this not a very complicated question. A simple answer is: if Indo-Pak talks succeed, Jammu Kashmir will be a free nation once again. India does not want that to happen! An extended answer would that India would face serious accommodation problem for those Indian troops, now brutally occupying Jammu Kashmir and enjoying the Kashmir blood and flesh for decades, would face slaughtering deficit when return to their "mother India". After all, India cannot provide Hindus for slaughtering business of “solders” and therefore opposes tooth and nail any positive signs in "talks".

Indian reluctance for peace with its neighbors is a known fact threatening the regional peace and tranquility. GST terror operations are ignited to thwart any peace deals with Pakistan. New Delhi looks for excuses to put off talks and broke off a stumbling peace process that came close to agreeing a solution to Siachen after the 2008 Mumbai attacks alleging that Pakistani militants had a "hand" in the attacks that killed 166, including 50 odd Muslims. Like the Sept-11 in USA, the Mumbai terrorism also has no proof and a puppet Pakistan plays a peculiar the guilty-victim role assigned to it by the CIA. India keeps asking its strategic boss USA to get Islamabad to “do more”. The state terror game goes on!

Military secretaries from India and Pakistan on 30-31 May held two days of "closed-door talks" in New Delhi on how to agree on withdrawing troops from above the Siachen glacier in the Himalayan region and redefining the border, but they did not touch upon the issue of demilitarization of Kashmir valley. Without keeping on the debate table what they want to achieve in the "talks, India and Pakistan only failed on May 31, making Kashmiris feel disillusioned, to agree on how to demilitarize the world’s highest battlefield in a sign of how far apart the nuclear-armed rivals are even on less contentious issues. It is looks clear both teams do not have permission to make any breakthrough. However, Pakistani team visited the famous Taj Mahal at Agra - not far from to the historic site of grand Babri Mosque in UP, without wasting their precious time debating the "undebatable".

It may be true that India and Pakistan have long officially struggled to normalize ties, but India plays all sorts of Americo-Israeli gimmicks to prolong brutal occupation. Indian terror PM Manmohan Singh, who claims was born in Pakistan, has staked his foreign policy legacy on "improving" ties but India but his media nuts and military strategists oppose any moralization on the ground that once India normalizes tie with arch Muslim enemy that is Pakistan it loses it strategic advantages and terror partnership chances with US -led global state terror organizations.

They keep talking and quarreling. None has any clear cut ideas about what exactly the Indian-Pakistani teams discuss in closed doors. India and Pakistan have prolonged the talks for years now, possibly without seriously addressing the issues. Now India uses USA to control Islamabad to support Indian fake claims. The key issues are: Illegal invasion an brute occupation of JK by India; exceeding militarization of Kashmir by nuclear India; genocides of innocent Kashmiri Muslims by Indian occupation troops- over 100, 000 of them have already been killed; the status of secret grave yards in Kashmir as well as those "disappeared" without any trace; militarization of the Siachen glacier in the Karakoram Range (located as high as 20,000 feet (6,000 meters) above sea level by India; Kashmiris want India to stop killing Kashmiri Muslims and quit the JK lands, surrendering sovereignty to them.

India frantically and fanatically controls the heights and is loath to back off for fear Pakistan might walk in.The talks in Delhi were the first meeting of the top civil servants from their ministries in more than three years. The Pakistani officials also visited India’s historic Taj Mahal monument, according to Indian media. Both sides presented their known "position and suggestions" toward the resolution of Siachen. Both sides agree that there was no forward movement in "talks". Military and terror experts say the inhospitable climate and avalanche-prone terrain have claimed more lives than gunfire. Indian media reported that both sides had stuck to their long-standing positions.

Until 1984, no troops were permanently stationed at the "cold" Siachen glacier, but now there are at least 10,000 Indian and Pakistani soldiers. The two armies have faced off in the Siachen region since India first stationed troops there in 1984. The Siachen region has some strategic importance for NATO terror syndicate trying to control the old Silk-Road for energy reasons.

From summit levels to foreign secretary level down to Military secretary level, the talks have been degraded. A cease-fire has held on the remote Siachen “battlefield” since 2003. Failure to make progress on Siachen glacier - one of the less contentious issues between the arch enemies - might worry those hoping for progress on broader peace talks, which resumed in April this year following pressure from the USA. India has long maintained that it was unwilling to bring its forces down from Siachen until Pakistan authenticated the positions they held. Pakistan in turn has said it was willing to do so, but on the condition it was not a final endorsement of India’s claim to the glacier.

After each "dialogue", Indian state terrorists kill more Kashmiri Muslims adding to total tally of Kashmiri corpses. How long will the "dialogue" go on? Can't the fate of the terrorized Kashmiris be changed?

Why India continues to slaughter Kashmiri Muslims while using the Hindus living in JK to target the Muslims? Why does Indo-Pak dialogue continue to fail and why Kashmir Muslims are not involved in the talks to resolve the Kashmir "dispute"?

Media play disastrous role against freedom movement. The media in Jammu region have promoted Indian terrorism in Kashmir while those in Kashmir region are evenly divided in favor of Indian occupation. That is really the tragedy of Kashmir.

PART TWO

While the NATO terror syndicate led by USA-UK terror twins go on rampage in Islamic world for resources, both Palestine and Kashmir issues have been lingering about for years now without any substantive results. One does not know if Interpol along with CIA and its global allies control the global issues and media. Interpol, even as the Indian and Pakistani military secretaries met in New Delhi to "thrash out" their differences over occupied glaciers in Jammu Kashmir- the land that had welcomed Jesus Christ when he was persecuted by criminal Jews, spread a crude rumor that hundreds of "terrorists" escaped from Afghan jails and they are heading towards India and send terror alerts to Indian intelligence teams. this just like Hollywood/Bollywood gimmicks.

Like Israel, India does not hesitate to "talks with Pakistan without involving Kashmiris in them and what exactly they discuss in the "closed rooms" is only a matter of speculation: perhaps they watch latest Hindi moves and enjoy the imported liquor as Pakistanis- especially elites- are deadly used to American brands supplied by US embassy in Islamabad. They long accepted the need to demilitarize the Siachen glacier, seen as a stepping stone to larger issues such as the disputed Kashmir territory. They welcomed the dialogue but made no mention in a joint statement of any progress. Instead, they just said they would meet yet again in Islamabad, which would be the 13th round of talks on the issue.

Indian position is almost clear: it would not return Jammu Kashmir to Kashmiris and if they insist India would not hesitate to kill them in thousands as the Zionists do this coldbloodedly in Gaza strip.

Already India has spread their hobby idea of breaking Jammu Kashmir into three parts whereby Kashmiris would get only Kashmir valley and India would swindle Jammu and Laddakh regions; Already India is using its Kashmir agents to promote "division idea" in JK. and Indian agents now even are pushing for that sort of "resolution". A few news portals in JK have come out with such messages.

Even as the Indian puppet government imposed through shame polls in JK led by Omar Abdullah and his Hindu Deputy is enjoying all privileges, including foreign accounts, at the cost of Kashmiris sacrificing their lives on daily basis, The military level talks over the "cold" issue of occupied Siachen glacier seem to have been brought up all of a sudden possibly by India because the media blasted the breaking news only the day both covered in New Delhi for sumptuous lunch and after the failed talks, the media nuts are silent on the subject but continue sot harbor hatred towards Islamabad as per the instructions form Indian intelligence teams. Earlier, India used to spin warnings to Pakistan, but today the scenario has changed greatly with Indian misuse of Obama regime to do it for New Delhi and that explains why Indian TV channels blast the news about USA warning Islamabad even before Pakistani regime receives the "warnings" from Washington on Indian behalf. That is the strong strategic network India has managed with the global imperialist leader in recent years.

It is a fact that literally India has illegally invaded neighboring Jammu Kashmir JK, followed by Pakistan, both have divided and occupied JK on advices of former colonizer UK. Although both waged wars over Kashmir, India is still willing for another war and, possibly, even concede some more lands to Pakistan and end the ‘”resolution” of the illegal dispute. Possibly, India is willing to concede some demands of pro-India Kashmiris and make them anti-Pakistan and end the "resolution".

India is yet to show its readiness and seriousness for resolving the illegal dispute over alien Jammu Kashmir and Pakistan, on its part, must stop playing the Indian, rather Ind-US-UK game. Colonizers and imperialists make innocent people the so-called "terrorists" who are in fact the defenders of their soil from foreign occupation. Don't force all Kashmiris, grown impatient over Indo-Pak "resolution talks", to take up arms to get back what they have lost in 1947- sovereignty!

PART THREE

The notorious UNSC plus the 5 veto rouges, quick to invade sovereign Libya on fake pretext, are silent on Indian state terrorism in Kashmir. UN is yet to impose "noflyzone" over India and Kashmir to save Kashmiris being slaughtered now under fake encounters. As a major ally of NATO, Pakistan should be a secured state, but USA has destabilized it and keeps insulting it to do ”more” only to appease New Delhi. Media inside Jammu Kashmir do not want to offend both India and Pakistan while they keep offending innocent Kashmiris who sacrificing their lives for freedom.

It may be a sorry affair, but India and Pakistan thus talk at length about "resolution" of conflict without any substance. That is the tragedy for the terrorized and essentially besieged Muslim Kashmiris - both pro-Kashmir and also the pro-India elements ruling JK on Indian behalf on heavy underpayment basis. The Kashmiris are encouraged to take side with India or Pakistan as a Ind-Pak political gimmick while Hindu Kashmiris are used by New Delhi against Muslims in the heavily militarized valley. the result is secret grave yards as well as over 100,000 innocent deaths of Kashmiri Muslims. Indian state terrorists are not entirely satisfied with the Kashmir blood and flesh they have consumed in Kashmir so far. Pro-Pakistani media in promoting a thoughtless opinion that Jammu Kashmir must join an already destabilized Pakistan is absolutely nonsensical one. Those who support the Kashmir cause must promote an independent Jammu Kashmir so that India is not let bluff too much by fake fear rhetoric of Pakistan re-occupying JK freed by India.

Today, both UK and its terror partner USA do not show any inclination to force India to quit Jammu Kashmir. India refuses to surrender sovereignty back to Kashmiris and does not mention it even casually in talks or otherwise while Pakistan does not openly indicate that it has no hidden agenda to take over Jammu Kashmir when India vacates this nation. Thus entire Kashmir has remained an uncertainty which Indian exploited further by skillfully employing terror gimmicks.

Kashmiri Muslims continue to sacrifice their valuable lives for the sake of regaining sovereignty from an arrogant but innocent looking India. Like Israeli “talks’ with oppressed Palestinians, the Indian “talks” with Pakistan over Kashmir also looks like fictional one. An already decomposed Indo-Pak composite dialogue suffers owing to an unwilling and mischievous partner called India and a not very serious participation from Pakistan.

Since, neither India nor Pakistan reveals the contents of their "talks", Kashmiris whose nation is under foreign occupation, must be included in the "resolution talks". A few Indian officials, otherwise known for their usual pro-peace gimmicks purely for publicity purposes, said they had hoped to make some progress in the long-running dispute. Any major breakthrough requires sincere approach by Indo-Pakistan.

Painfully, in order to cover up the Indian crimes against humanity in Kashmir, where Muslims are being slaughtered and driven out of the world by the occupying Indian state terrorists, Indian agents and Hindus in Jammu region bull talk about the "plight" of highly influential Pundits living in Kashmir and operating against an independent Jammu Kashmir. The Pundits in JK are so powerful that they could successfully coerce the Congress party and National Conference to concede Deputy chief-minster post to a Hindu, while entire India does not have any Deputy CMs, not even in Kerala where Muslim League MLAs as part of Congress led UDF have won maximum number of seats.

Thousands of innocent Muslims whom India killed so far are, according to Indian media, terrorists, but the Hindu traitors in JK are the heroes of India. and its fascist media. These insane Hindu elements push for division of Jammu Kashmir in case Kashmir Muslims eventually achieve freedom from Indian yoke. It smells a big rat, but it is the crudest fact that both state terror nations, India and Pakistan, killing Muslims, like their western terrocratic bosses unleashing terror in Islamic world, do not value Muslim/human lives in Kashmir! Indian media nuts are "worried" about the "plight" of these roguish Pundits in Kashmir aiding Indian occupation and massacres.

State terrorism as an effective coverup for silencing Kashmiris is not a viable solution. It is time India, Pakistan, UNSC, Quartet and other relevant parties woke up to help the Kashmiris regain their sovereignty form occupiers and establish their own independent nation once again. Ethics of democracy and globalization demands no nation can be under foreign occupation for ever!

India and Pakistan must end their already decomposed dialogue over Sovereignty for Jammu Kashmir and begin talk seriously about a date for surrendering sovereignty to Kashmiris!

Indo-Pak talks can succeed only if India and Pakistan approach the issue with a positive mind and without misusing Kashmiris to their territorial advantages. Kashmir sovereignty demand might wait, but
will eventually succeed!

Wednesday, 4 May 2011

Are Indian Nuclear Assets Safe ??

By : M Raza Malik

Indian nuclear scientist, Lokanathan Mahalingam, disappeared from the Kaiga Atomic Power Station in Karnataka on June 8, 2009 and his dead body was found from Kali River on June 13. The Kaiga plant is located near one of the biggest naval bases, Project Seabird and the scientist was working on the atomic plant since last eight years. He was involved in training apprentices on a replica of the actual reactor and was in possession of highly sensitive information.

Nuclear Reactor Maps : India

According to media reports Mahalingam went on morning jogging and got disappeared. As per his family members, he did not carry money or his cell phone with him and went for walk whereas the security guards on duty said that they didn’t see him leaving the campus. It is worth mentioning here that he also disappeared 10 years back when he was working at the Kalpakkam Atomic Station. On his return, after five days, Mahalingam expressed that he had gone to seek spiritual consolation.

A DNA test was performed just to ascertain the identity of the dead body. But that also raised the question: why was he cremated in such a hurry even before the results of the DNA test and the post-mortem report? The presence or absence of air in his lungs, any signs of torture on his body and the level of decomposition could have pointed to the circumstances in which he met his final end.

It is also questionable that shortly after his body was found the police announced its verdict that the scientist had committed suicide. The conclusion was premature since Mahalingam left no suicide note. Even if this version of Mahalingam’s death is accepted, the suicide of an Indian nuclear scientist who worked in a sensitive field is not an ordinary event. It points to the shaky human and personnel reliability in the Indian nuclear complex.

It must be a matter of global concern that killing of the Mahalingam is not only the first case of murder. Earlier, this year, another NPC non-technical employee Ravi Mule was found dead in the township on April 7. He too had gone for morning walk. Before that, on November 11, 2006, Director of Uttaranchal Space Application Centre, Dr Anil Kumar Tiwari, was also shot dead by an unidentified person near his residence. Police have not cracked the earlier cases and similarly are clueless in the current case of scientist. Moreover, in addition to financial corruptions, 152 theft cases of uranium have also been reported and registered with the police since 1984.

The fact of the matter is that Indian top listed companies have remained engaged in illegal importing and exporting of nuclear equipments. For example Berkeley Nucleonic Corporation (BNC), an American company was fined US $ 300,000 for exporting a nuclear component to the Bhaba Atomic Research Center in India and also in December 2005, United States imposed sanctions on two Indian firms for selling missile goods and chemical arms material to Iran in violation of India’s commitment to prevent proliferation. In the same year, Indian scientists, Dr Surendar and Y. S. R. Prasad had been blacklisted by the US due to their involvement in nuclear theft. Again, in December, 2006 a container packed with radioactive material had been stolen from an Indian fortified research atomic facility near Mumbai.

The above incidents confirm that the security of Indian nuclear programme is highly questionable. It is evident that the world’s most treacherous nuke proliferation is going on in India. The Hindu extremists with the help of Indian nuke scientists belonging to the Hindu fundamentalist organization Rashtriya Swayam Sewak Sang (RSS) have been found involved in illegal transfer of nuclear technology to Israel and some western countries through underworld organizations to generate the funds for the completion of “Maha Baharat agenda”.

The recent release of US document on the internet is another security concern in the serious circles of the Washington. The list includes both government and civilian nuclear facilities and covering the details and location of nation’s 103 commercial nuclear power reactors. The equipment useful in preparation of nuclear device is available in the open American markets and reportedly being sold to Indian organization illegally.

The release of US nukes document, selling of equipment in local American market, theft cases of Indian Uranium, disappearance and abduction of Indian Nuke Scientist seem to be correlated to each other.

Two of India’s most important nuclear installations are located near Mumbai. Tarapur’s two 160 MW nuclear plants are already functioning near Trombay while two more 500 MW power plants are under construction near Mumbai itself. These two plants are designed to work as fuel fabrication facilities and are not safeguarded under the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) nor effectively protected. India’s Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) and a number of other nuclear plants and uranium conversion facilities are also not part of IAEA safeguards. A fuel fabrication facility is also not far from the city and is considered unsafe by most accounts.

If one is to believe the Indian claim that ten young militants engaged more than 3000 of India’s top commandoes, intelligence and police officials for 60 hours and killed 200 people in Mumbai city, then we must seriously be worried about the safety of India’s nuclear arsenal, radioactive material, and nuclear power plants. Experts are of the view that if ten gunmen can hold a city of 15 million people, which houses a number of sensitive nuclear and radio-active plants, then how safe are India’s nukes?


Intriguing Role of Western Media


It is intriguing that not a single major American or British media outlet covered the story of the kidnapping and murder of a man that holds the key to the Indian nuclear arsenal with proper analysis. There are no scare stories on CNN, BBC, Fox etc about Indian nukes falling in the wrong hands. There are some reasons behind all this fact. One is that the Am-Brit media spent much of its energy in the last two years trying to scare the world about Pakistan’s nukes and how the Pakistanis are unable to protect them. Suddenly a major nuclear security breach in India surfaced. One of the reasons can be that the Americans have just broken all proliferation laws and decided that India is such a responsible nuclear power that it deserves to be given advanced nuclear technology.

Imagine if this incident had happened in Pakistan. The entire Am-Brit media would have been beating the drums of war, reminding the world how dangerous and unstable Pakistan is. Isn’t it deliberate that the western media is silent about the basic questions: Who kidnapped and later killed the Indian nuclear scientist and what was the purpose? What would happen if one of the 14 separatist movements or the Hindu fundamentalist groups in India had kidnapped the scientist to gain access to Indian nuclear bombs? What if the terrorists who have actually gained access to an Indian nuclear facility, killed the scientist and are now waiting to carry out a major terrorist act? What if any one of those Indian separatist groups fighting for the independence in 14 out of the 28 Indian states have used the scientist to sell information or nuclear designs to groups or countries that end up attacking the United States? These are the questions that not only need answers but also put the peace and security of the whole world at stake.
Originally Published at Kashmir Media Service(KMS)

5th Global Discourse on Kashmir begins in European Parliament

Brussels, May 04 : The 5th Global Discourse on Kashmir (GDK 2011) started in European Parliament in Brussels on Tuesday with the welcome address of James Elles, Chairman, All Party Group for Kashmir in the European Parliament.

The fifth Global Discourse Conference was jointly organised by All Party Kashmir Groups and Kashmir Centre Brussels at the European Parliament.

Politicians, parliamentarians, journalists, civil society members, diplomats and experts from across the globe including members of the European Parliament, Pakistan, Afghanistan, India and South Asian delegations are participating in the two-day discourse.

James Elles, OIC’s special representative on Kashmir, Ambassador Abdullah Alim, Tijis Berman, APHC Chairman, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and Sherry Rehman, member of the parliamentary committee, participated in the inaugural session titled “Situation in Kashmir – International Appreciation.”

Jaen Lambert, Chairman, South Asian delegation, Josef Janning, Director of Studies, European Policy Center, Dr Dennis MacShane MP (UK) and Executive Director of Kashmir Centre London, Professor Nazir Ahmad Shawl will discuss during a session “Situation in Kashmir – European Appreciation” later in the day.

Ivo Vagjl, MEP Committee on Foreign Affairs, Maulana Fazlur Rehman, Chairman, Parliamentary Kashmir Committee, Dr Udit Raj, Indian Justice Party and Nasim Zehra, Director Current Affairs Duniya TV, will participate in a session “Situation in Kashmir- Regional Appreciation.”

The main purpose of the Global Discourse on Kashmir, since its first meeting in 2004, according to APGK Chairman, James Elles, has been to encourage the informal dialogue process between the governments of India, Pakistan and representatives of the people of Kashmir.

The struggle of Kashmiri people is legitimate and based on principles of democratic right of the people to decide their political future, said a participant, adding that the durable peace and stability in South Asia is linked to the peaceful resolution of the Kashmir dispute

Tuesday, 26 April 2011

India betrayed Kashmir


By : Mehboob Makhdoomi

Without wasting time in the embellishment of this article, I would prefer to come on to the point, directly. Kashmir imbroglio may be hard to resolve, because of India's adamance, but it's not hard to ascertain the culprit among the parties involved. In this piece of writing, I have no intention to go through the events from 1947 to 2011, in order to prove my interpretations right. In fact, I would like to present some facts which will leave no room for interpretations. Let's see what was promised to us (Kashmiris), not by the United Nations, not by the International community, not by Pakistan but by the very Greats of the Nation of India.


Ponder over these historical statements and you will be astonished at India's arrogance towards Kashmir in 2011.

1) “People seem to forget that Kashmir is not a commodity for sale or to be bartered. It has an individual existence and its people must be the final arbiters of their future.”

JAWAHARLAL NEHRU
(Report to the All-India Congress Committee, 6 July 1951; The Statesman, New Delhi, 9 July 1951).

2) “We had given our pledge to the people of Kashmir, and subsequently to the United Nations; we stood by it and we stand by it today. Let the people of Kashmir decide.”

JAWAHARLAL NEHRU
(Statement in the Indian Parliament, 12 February 1951).

3) “We have taken the issue to the United Nations and given our word of honour for a peaceful solution. As a great nation, we cannot go back on it. We have left the question for final solution to the people of Kashmir and we are determined to abide by their decision.

JAWAHARLAL NEHRU
(Amrita Bazar Patrika, Calcutta, 2 January 1952).


4) “If, after a proper plebiscite, the people of Kashmir said, 'We do not want to be with India', we are committed to accept that. We will accept it though it might pain us. We will not send any army against them. We will accept that, however hurt we might feel about it, we will change the Constitution, if necessary.”

JAWAHARLAL NEHRU
(Statement in the Indian Parliament, 26 June 1952).

5) “I want to stress that it is only the people of Kashmir who can decide the future of Kashmir. It is not that we have merely said that to the United Nations and to the people of Kashmir; it is our conviction and one that is borne out by the policy that we have pursued, not only in Kashmir but everywhere. Though these five years have meant a lot of trouble and expense and in spite of all we have done we would willingly leave Kashmir if it was made clear to us that the people of Kashmir wanted us to go. However sad we may feel about leaving. We are not going to stay against the wishes of the people. We are not going to stay against the wishes of the people. We are not going to impose ourselves on them at the point of the bayonet"

I started with the presumption that it is for the people of Kashmir to decide their own future. We will not compel them. In that sense, the people of Kashmir are sovereign”.

(Statement in Indian Parliament, 7th August, 1952)


6) “The whole dispute about Kashmir is still before the United Nations. We cannot just decide things concerning Kashmir. We cannot pass a bill or issue an order concerning Kashmir or do whatever we want.

JAWAHARLAL NEHRU
(The Statesman, 1 May 1953)


7) “Leave the decision regarding the future of this State to the people of the State is not merely a promise to your Government but also to the people of Kashmir and to the world.”

JAWAHARLAL NEHRU
(In telegram No. 25 dated 31 October 1947 addressed to Prime Minister of Pakistan).

8) “In regard to accession also it has been made clear that this is subject to reference to people of State and their decision.”

JAWAHARLAL NEHRU
(In telegram No.413 dated 28 October 1947 addressed to Prime Minister of Pakistan).

9) “We have always right from the beginning accepted the idea of the Kashmir people deciding their fate by referendum or plebiscite………..”

Ultimately, the final decision of settlement, which must come, has first of all to be made basically by the people of Kashmir…….”

JAWAHARLAL NEHRU
(Statement at Press Conference in London, 16 January 1951, The Statesman, 18 January 1951).

10) “But so far as the Government of India are concerned, every assurance and international commitment in regard to Kashmir stands.”

JAWAHARLAL NEHRU
(Statement in the Indian Council of States; 18 May 1954).

11) “The issue in Kashmir is whether violence and naked force should decide the future or the will of the people.

JAWAHARLAL NEHRU
(Statement in Indian Constituent Assembly; 25 November 1947).

12) “Kashmir should decide question of accession by plebiscite or referendum under international auspices such as those of the United Nations.”

JAWAHARLAL NEHRU
( Letter No. 368-Primin dated 21 November 1947 to Prime Minister of Pakistan).

13) “…….the people of Kashmir would decide the question of accession. It is open to them to accede to either Dominion then.”

JAWAHARLAL NEHRU
( In telegram No.255 dated 31 October 1947 addressed to Prime Minister of Pakistan).

14) “First of all, I would like to remind you of the fateful days of 1947 when I came to Srinagar and gave the solemn assurance that the people of India would stand by Kashmir in her struggle. On that assurance, I shook Sheikh Abdullah's hand before the vast multitude that had gathered there. I want to repeat that the Government of India will stand by that pledge, whatever happens. That pledge itself stated that it is for the people of Kashmir to decide their fate without external interference. That assurance also remains and will continue”.

(Address at public meeting in Srinagar, 4th June, 1951)

15) “India is a great country and Kashmir is almost in the heart of Asia. There is an enormous difference not only geographically but in all kinds of facts there. Do you think (in dealing with Kashmir) you are dealing with a part of U.P or Bihar or Gujarat?

(Statement in Indian Parliament, 26th June, 1952)


16) “As a result of the plebiscite over the entire state, we would be in a position to consider the matter, so that the final decision should cause the least disturbance and should take into consideration geographical, economic and other important factors.

“I should like to make it clear that there is no intention on my part to exclude the UN from this question of Kashmir.

(Letter to Prime Minister of Pakistan, 3rd September, 1953

17) “Our object is to give freedom to the people of Kashmir to decide their future in a peaceful way so as to create no upset, as we said in our joint statement”.

(Letter to Prime Minister of Pakistan, 10th November, 1953)

18) “India will stand by her international commitments on the Kashmir issue and implement them at the appropriate time."

“The repudiation of international commitments would lower India's prestige abroad”.

(Statement reported in The Time of India, 16th May, 1954)

19) “Kashmir is not a thing to be bandied about between India and Pakistan but it has a soul of its own and an individuality of its own. Nothing can be done without the goodwill and consent of the people of Kashmir”.

(Statement in Indian Parliament, 31st March, 1955)


"Until now, you were reading comments of the very first Prime Minister of India. Now, let us analyze what did The Father of their Nation, Mahatma Gandhi, had to say about Kashmir, even though he did not get much time to address this issue. Let us read the statement of the person whose photo can be viewed on the Indian currency notes, which seems to be the only value given to him by his people"

20.“If the people of Kashmir are in favour of opting for Pakistan, no power on earth can stop them from doing so. They should be left free to decide for themselves”.

(Speech at Prayer Meeting, 26th October, 1947. Complete Works of Mahatma Gandhi)

Not to forget, Governor General of India, Lord Mountbatten, in his letter to Maharaja on 27th October 1947, wrote as follows;

21). “The question of the state's accession should be settled by a reference to the people”.

After these pioneers, let's go ahead and see what other political personalities had to say about us;

22) “The people of Kashmir would be free to decide their future by the recognized democratic method of plebiscite or referendum, which in order to ensure complete impartiality may be held under international auspices.

(Letter from Government of India to UN, 31st December, 1947)

23) “In accepting the accession they [the Government of India] refused to take advantage of the immediate peril in which the State found itself and informed the Ruler that the accession should finally be settled by plebiscite as soon as peace had been restored. They have subsequently made it quite clear that they are agreeable to the plebiscite being conducted if necessary under international auspices."

On the question of accession, the Government of India has always enunciated the policy that in all cases of dispute the people of the State concerned should make the decision."

We have no further interest, and we have agreed that a plebiscite in Kashmir might take place under international auspices after peace and order have been established. “We desire only to see peace restored in Kashmir and ensure that the people of Kashmir are left free to decide in an orderly and peaceful manner the future of their state."

Gopalaswami Ayyangar, (Statement at the Security Council, 15th January, 1948)

24) “The question of accession is to be decided finally in a free plebiscite, on this there is no dispute”.

(White Paper on Kashmir issued by Government of India, 1948)

25) My government has always taken the view that resolutions, if they are passed, must be implemented.”

Krishna Menon, (Statement at UN General Assembly, 5th April, 1951)

26) We adhere strictly to our pledge of plebiscite in Kashmir – a pledge made to the people because they believe in democratic government …… We don't regard Kashmir as a commodity to be trafficked in”.

Krishna Menon
(Press statement in London, reported in the Statesman,

New Delhi, 2nd August, 1951)

27) “The Government of India not only reaffirms its acceptance of the principle that the question of the continuing accession of the State of Jammu and Kashmir to India shall be decided through the democratic method of a free and impartial plebiscite under the auspices of the United Nations, but is anxious that the conditions necessary for such a plebiscite should be created as quickly as possible”.

(Letter from Govt. of India to UN Representative for India and Pakistan, 11th September, 1951)

28)“We do not seek to go behind the UNCIP resolutions, or to ignore the vital elements of principle contained in them. ……We have always adhered to the UNCIP resolutions….. We cannot be a party to the reversal of previous decisions taken by the United Nations Commission with the agreement of the parties.

Mrs. Vijay Lakshmi Pandit,
(Statement at the Security Council, 8th December, 1952)

29) “I want to say for the purpose of the record that there is nothing that has been said on behalf of the Government of India which in the slightest degree indicates that the Government of India or the Union of India will dishonor any international obligations it has undertaken.

Krishna Menon (Statement at UN Security Council, 24th January, 1957)

30)“If, as a result of a plebiscite, the people decided that they did not want to stay with India, then our duty at that time would be to adopt those constitutional procedures which would enable us to separate that territory.”

Krishna Menon, (Statement at UN Security Council, 8th February, 1957)

31) “The resolutions of January 17, 1948 and the resolutions of the UNICP, the assurances given, these are all resolutions which carry a greater weight – that is because we have accepted them, we are parties to them, whether we like them or not.”

Krishna Menon, (Statement at UN Security Council, 20th February, 1957)

32) “These documents (UNCIP reports) and declarations and the resolutions of the Security Council are decisions; they are resolutions, there has been some resolving of a question of one character or another, there has been a meeting of minds on this question where we have committed ourselves to it.

Krishna Menon, (Statement at the Security Council, 9th October, 1957)

33) “India believes that sovereignty rests in the people and should return to them.”

Krishna Menon, (The Statesman, Delhi, 19th January, 1962)

"I reiterate that I won't conclude by trying to feed you with my personal interpretations to beautify my tail piece. In fact, after taking a brief tour of these properly referenced facts,I would like to ask this open-ended question to the people of Kashmir, people of India and the world community that How do you feel when India calls us its integral part and says there is nothing called Kashmir dispute and its final fate was decided with the fake accession of Maharaja in 1947? If I am not wrong, all the above statements have come after India's military occupation in 1947. Does not India stand Naked?"



Mehboob MakhdoomiMehboob Makhdoomi is the President of 'Kashmir Youth Intellect', a global academic group of young Kashmiris, seeking to raise awareness of the Kashmir dispute. His essay 'Resolution of Kashmir' was awarded first prize by the ICRD (International Centre for Religion and Diplomacy) in 2008.

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