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The dispute over the State of Jammu and Kashmir is one of the oldest yet of the least understood cases in the world. For some, it is a simple legal case of the accession of a princely state; for others, it’s a question between India and Pakistan. Still, others maintain that without the involvement of the people of the state, no solution would be acceptable.
One reason why the issue has been tied in several knots is the lack of understanding of the makeup of the state. For historical reasons, neither have the boundaries of the State of Jammu and Kashmir been clearly understood and nor have the regions which constitute part of the state been distinctly marked. This lack of understanding of the actual makeup of the state has created a lot of confusion over the years.
Read more: Kashmir, Gurdaspur & Mountbatten?
Between August 2019 and August 2020, India and Pakistan respectively, issued their own maps of the region, with both claiming territory controlled by the other, clearly showing the importance of the extent, borders and limits of the erstwhile state. However, both maps exhibit a lack of understanding of the actual makeup of the former state they are disputing, thus perpetuating some historical myths, and creating further confusion.
Great Game politics in Jammu & Kashmir
As is well known, the modern State of Jammu and Kashmir came into existence in 1846 under the Treaty of Amritsar under which the Dogra Raja of Jammu, Ghulab Singh, purchased Kashmir from the Sikh Durbar for seventy-five lakh rupees. This ‘sale,’ somewhat unprecedented in recent history, thus gave birth to one of the largest princely states in the British Indian Empire.
Subsequent expansion by successive Maharajas extended the borders of the state to Ladakh in the East, and Gilgit in the West, while in the north its borders just about met the Russian Empire. However, just as the Maharajas were keen to expand the boundaries of their new state, the British were also wary of this northern frontier.
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Why Pakistan’s New Political Map has an erroneous understanding?
The dispute over the State of Jammu and Kashmir is one of the oldest yet of the least understood cases in the world. For some, it is a simple legal case of the accession of a princely state; for others, it’s a question between India and Pakistan. Still, others maintain that without the involvement of the people of the state, no solution would be acceptable.
One reason why the issue has been tied in several knots is the lack of understanding of the makeup of the state. For historical reasons, neither have the boundaries of the State of Jammu and Kashmir been clearly understood and nor have the regions which constitute part of the state been distinctly marked. This lack of understanding of the actual makeup of the state has created a lot of confusion over the years.
Read more: Kashmir, Gurdaspur & Mountbatten?
Between August 2019 and August 2020, India and Pakistan respectively, issued their own maps of the region, with both claiming territory controlled by the other, clearly showing the importance of the extent, borders and limits of the erstwhile state. However, both maps exhibit a lack of understanding of the actual makeup of the former state they are disputing, thus perpetuating some historical myths, and creating further confusion.
Great Game politics in Jammu & Kashmir
As is well known, the modern State of Jammu and Kashmir came into existence in 1846 under the Treaty of Amritsar under which the Dogra Raja of Jammu, Ghulab Singh, purchased Kashmir from the Sikh Durbar for seventy-five lakh rupees. This ‘sale,’ somewhat unprecedented in recent history, thus gave birth to one of the largest princely states in the British Indian Empire.
Subsequent expansion by successive Maharajas extended the borders of the state to Ladakh in the East, and Gilgit in the West, while in the north its borders just about met the Russian Empire. However, just as the Maharajas were keen to expand the boundaries of their new state, the British were also wary of this northern frontier.
Read full article...
Why Pakistan’s New Political Map has an erroneous understanding?
