Kashmir Controversy

Lately, in the national news, Kashmir has been the hot topic. The intense religious, political, geographical, and economical debates have been heard all over the world, and yet, there has been no conclusion to this war between Pakistan and India. As an Indian myself, it is almost impossible to be unbiased in any kind of analysis of the subject, so I will not attempt to be impartial, but yet present the story as how I, first of all see it, secondly, researched it, and thirdly, believe it. There is a truth behind the Kashmir story, and the Indians and the Pakistanis must understand it. There are real people involved in this governmental affair, and being such an affair, one must realize that it is time to stop the killing and resolve this century-old war between the Muslims and the Hindus.Kashmir was once a tourists' paradise. The land has been known for centuries as the greenest and most temperate spot in the Himalayas. A land so beautiful, one could not even picture it in their dreams. Clear blue lakes reflects the snow-capped mountains, and lush forests of fir, pine, and spruce lining the rivers. The land was once the summer vacation spot for the British raj as well as the wealthy Indians


These rivers are the primary sources of water for Pakistanis. But, this is the twentieth century we are talking about, and nowadays no one just "gives up. One might say that it is a geo-political, socio-economic debate, and there are a million reasons to why Kashmir should be handed to one country or another, but why have the civilians of the country not been asked to their fate. From Kashmir, the rivers Indus, Chenab, and Jhelum flow. The issue has been on the United Nations docket as long or longer than any other-a U. In the past 50 years, India and Pakistan have fought three wars-two over control of Kashmir. The people have lived quietly and humbly for this long, why not let them be free to run their own regime? This problem has been going on far too long, and its time that people recognize how beautiful and peaceful the land used to be before the governments of India and Pakistan ravaged it with warfare. However beautiful Kashmir is, the land is valued more than for it natural beauty. who wanted to escape the heat of the intense summers of India. Muslim Kashmiris have always challenged the Instrument of Accession; India regards it as final. No more is the Kashmir issue a geo-political issue is it an economic one. A treaty was supposed to follow, allowing the Kashmiris to decide their future.