Since going to the local public library seems like ur favorite pasttime i'm not surprised u r unaware of realities on the ground.
Since I am here, and travel throughout the country, including to Kashmir, perhaps my grip of realities on the ground is stronger than yours.
I guess the un's imagination was going wild too when they concocted all those stories about the highest number of troops And human rights abuses.
This is not a statement by the UN, it is one made by you.
Maybe u shud save the trip to the library and don't need to go further than the Internet to find that kasmiris aren't getting the Indian passports they need to travel as u point out.
And on the basis of somebody sounding off on the Internet you conclude that Kashmiris don't get passports? On the contrary, except for those who are rejected due to security reasons, every Kashmiri who applies gets passports. Look at the Internet yourself, and check to see the number of Kashmiris working abroad on Indian passports. Your ignorance is abysmal.
Nor is it that easy for foreign even western press to enetr kashmir (whats to hide if all is hunky dory).
Dozens of them travel there every month. Journalists don't need special permission, even ordinary foreign tourists are allowed free access, and use that to travel there. Most of the white-water rafting on the Zanskar and the Indus is conducted by foreigners, who also have a heavy presence in the hiking and ski-ing sectors.
What on earth are you talking about?
I'm not favoring the accession of Kashmir to Pakistan I am for of a plebiscite for today's Kashmiris and yes Pakistan needs to comply as does Bharat. Thanks for pointing out in a condescending manner(cuz that somehow makes u superior) that kashmiris wanted to join india.
I am sorry that you feel that a condescending manner is what makes me superior; surely there are other proofs available.
But i strongly believe that now the ground realities r different. Being stuck in a historical time warp will not get us anywhere. We need peace now. Not just the Kashmiris but the 2 nations fighting over it.
Two points - your strong beliefs are simply that - your strong beliefs. They do not necessarily reflect realities on the ground.
My strong belief is that Kashmiris want progress and development more than anything else, except for that section of the political class that depends on stirring up trouble as a matter of its livelihood.
Second, the vast majority of Kashmiris, in the Valley, in Jammu and in Ladakh supported accession to India. Assuming for a moment that there is a section in the Valley that wants independence, do we drag along the other two sections? Do we assume that Pakistan will also allow the Mirpur strip and Gilgit-Baltistan independence? There was no change in sentiment for forty years, in spite of Pakistan's best efforts. There is some change now, due to disgruntled politicians who crossed over to Pakistan on losing elections and promoted armed intrusion. Are we supposed to shift around again in another forty years?
When is a decision final? Think carefully before you answer that; it has implications all over the sub-continent.