Joe Shearer
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Sir, you are missing the point
What you or I personally believe is (or isn't) 'truthful' doesn't matter
Personal beliefs, individual accounts, etc have no bearing whatsoever on the legal status of Kashmir Dispute under the UN (and under International Law)
Perhaps I should explain my position a little more clearly.
I believe in the rule of law, in constitutionalism. I believe that a state is legitimate as long as it justifies the faith that its citizens repose in it, in their surrender of their rights to the state, and that such a justification comes from it honouring the individual rights of its citizens.
You will understand, then, if the present state of affairs in India is abhorrent, where individuals are intimidated by the majority, and their rights are violated. That makes the rights of the state unsound.
That also forms my views on Kashmir. As long as there is the rule of law, humanity survives. Where it breaks down, where there is distinction drawn between one human being and the other, and it is sought to be imposed by violent means, I oppose it. Whatever I have said on the subject of India has been governed by this. Whatever I have said on any matter on this forum or any other has been governed by the same principle. Whatever I have said on the subject of Kashmir has been governed by the same principle.
That does not mean that I will not continue to put your every argument to the severest tests that my mind can devise.