Kashmir is not an issue. The issue is divisive communal forces operative in many parts of this Indian sub continent.
Since Kashmir is also a Muslim majority like Punjab and Bengal of British India, so their demand for separation on communal basis has been more pronounced. The existence of Kashmir tagged with India was a just co incidence. Kashmir was amongst the various princely states of British India, which did not want to access with either Pakistan or India.
When Pakistani tribal attacked Kashmir, then its king went for India's support, which culminated in its accession with India on the basis of art. 370 of Indian constitution. But Pakistan always looked at kashmir as its border province which has Muslim majority and so they termed it an unfinished agenda of partition.
But we old nationalist feel that partition was itself a false agenda. Why Bangladesh was separated even being a Muslim majority. Why Baluchistan is willing to separate from Pakistan and in India, despite being a sizable no. of Muslim population, it is on the right path of progress and plurality? I know, there are many in Pakistan, who have right thinking, but their nation state think other way. Ultimately a secular undivided nation state must be our final agenda in Indian subcontinent.
Since Kashmir is also a Muslim majority like Punjab and Bengal of British India, so their demand for separation on communal basis has been more pronounced. The existence of Kashmir tagged with India was a just co incidence. Kashmir was amongst the various princely states of British India, which did not want to access with either Pakistan or India.
When Pakistani tribal attacked Kashmir, then its king went for India's support, which culminated in its accession with India on the basis of art. 370 of Indian constitution. But Pakistan always looked at kashmir as its border province which has Muslim majority and so they termed it an unfinished agenda of partition.
But we old nationalist feel that partition was itself a false agenda. Why Bangladesh was separated even being a Muslim majority. Why Baluchistan is willing to separate from Pakistan and in India, despite being a sizable no. of Muslim population, it is on the right path of progress and plurality? I know, there are many in Pakistan, who have right thinking, but their nation state think other way. Ultimately a secular undivided nation state must be our final agenda in Indian subcontinent.
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