Bull***, Pra. Even though the Indian part of Kashmir is indeed richer than the Pakistani side. The people of Kashmir do not want to be an integral part of the Indian republic. All else is apologetic nonsense.
The people of Kashmir want to be an independent country-a good part of Indian Administered Kashmir (especially Jammu and Ladakh) still wants to be part of India. That's all it is to it.
I didn't once discount the separatist movement, and your melodramatic swearing does not change that. The only point I was contesting was the 'reign' was not brutal-and that particular vernacular was obviously meant to extrapolate that Pakistani administered Kashmir is somehow better.
Since India's independence (a few days later that Pakistani Independence), the latter has always tried to make a grab for Kashmir. After the first Kashmir War, the LoC was drawn out, and the Pakistani Side has always tried to push for more land. They've attacked in nearly every conflict and have had a record of destabilizing our side for the past 20/30 years. I'm not saying RAW is squeaky clean, but we've not endorsed these separatist movements in Pakistan nearly to the same extent.
Now you may feel that you actually know more about the politics in South Asia, and Kashmir more than I do. Certainly your expletive indicates that, but you fail to bring out that until the late 80s Indian Administered Kashmir was actually quite happy with being part of the Indian Republic. However, after the movement of terror cells into the Pakistani Indian Border, we had a lot more calls for independence and for separatism. Terror attacks increased and more and more radical Islamist Groups were created within the region.
From this inception the Kashmiri tourist economy completely died out. Attacks increased, and Military presence in the area increased. We (our family) had to leave when insurgents started shelling our village in Jammu. Now as a result of the terror splinter cells and RAW activities, we've seen the tit for tat violence and escalation in Kashmir. If it wasn't for the terror groups, it could return to its tourist economy and be prosperous as it was before.
Regardless, I for one would be extremely happy with an Independent Kashmir, if Pakistan would be equally happy in letting their Pakistani side go and form an independent Kashmir.
I would say the US (and all sane, responsible nations) should be looking to pry the nukes out of the hands of these two countries. I can't say the US/Soviets were more sane, just that we've dodged that bullet once, and we rea;y don't want to step in front of the gun and try our luck again.
After the nuclear program started in both countries, the west avoided both nations and treated them as Pariahs. Investments in India came to a halt, and the same happened with Pakistan. However, India maintained its promise to non-proliferation and as a result has been rewarded via the US-India Nuclear Energy Program.
Pakistan however, has helped the proliferation of nuclear materials to rogue elements for quite a while.
http://www.washingtoninstitute.org/templateC05.php?CID=1704
India is responsible with its nuclear weapons, is a nascent world power, has shown its nuclear responsibility, and is the world's largest democracy. We do not need to be babied by the west.
that, NO new wars, Screw india and pakistan
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