Seniors and CSPs Comments - How we lost Kashmir?

[Chintoo2010]

Please analyse following analysis on how we lost Kashmir. Can it be written in Paper if such like information has been asked in Paper.

India had militarily occupied Kashmir and after a country militarily occupies a territory giving it up is not politically easy for her. It is very important to understand what were the influences on military and political strategies of India and Pakistan at the time of independence that started problem in Kashmir. Under the Indian Independence Act, rulers of princely states that were not territories of British India but were under suzerainty of UK were given choice of either joining any state or choose to remain independent. Kashmir was a princely state, like Hyderabad Deccan in India. Nizam of Hyderabad wanted to join Pakistan but he was persuaded by the Viceroy not to do so and join India because Hyderabad was landlocked by India and its population was majority Hindu who would politically favor joining India. The Nizam was not willing to join India either so he took a decision of Hyderabad to remain independent country. However the political conditions on ground did not favor his decision as Hindus formed the majority of state's population and they favored joining India. Nizam did not have enough military power to keep India outside militarily, he requested the UN to intervene in the situation. Nevertheless this move was considered foolish in local political circles and India was able to militarily annex Hyderabad before UN could arrive to mediate. This was significant influence on Pakistan's policy towards Kashmir, another princely state. Maharaja of Kashmir was taking time to make any decision and political situation on ground was much like reverse Hyderabad , except that it bordered both India and Pakistan. However a significant difference was that Maharaja hadn't declared Kashmir to be independent country yet, like Nizam. Pakistani government took step in exigency and instigated militant guerrilla resistance in Kashmir; this prompted the Maharaja to tilt in favor of India and Indian forces quickly pushed Pakistanis back and militarily occupied Kashmir. This was a totally flawed political and military strategy pursued by Pakistan. Either they should have waited for the Maharaja to take a firm decision or they should have deployed regular forces to quickly occupy Kashmir before Indians could have arrived. Deployment of regular forces would have been viewed as not a good step on moral scale but, it could have gotten Kashmir anyways . On the other hand waiting for Maharaja to take a decision and then devise political and military strategies would have been much in favor of Pakistan, but everything was pursued in haste which exhibits stupendous anti-India mindset during the early periods of independence. Nevertheless, Kashmiris could have revolted against India in favor of UN mandated plebiscite but even they did not do so. For India that had militarily occupied a territory, giving it up without a fight would have been disastrous for internal politics and could have triggered rise of right wing politics which the Indians didn't want at that time; but Pakistanis didn't put up a real fight either. Had India given up Kashmir, it's internal political situation would have become much like it is of Pakistan's. Nevertheless from that point this issue evolved into a mess that has continued till today. India started making real smart political and military decisions which has significantly improved its internal dimensions as well as external, whereas Pakistan embarked on stupendous anti-India fear mongering politics and the results are before you. After obtaining nuclear weapons it is no longer possible to instigate significant military problems in Kashmir from outside. As far as the case of Human Rights situation in Kashmir is concerned, the matter is between Kashmiri people and International Human Rights forums and International Court of Law; but since India has gained significant international political and economic status now it is no longer possible for Pakistan to politically cash in that option either . Kashmiris are not doing enough against Indian occupation, or legal government (however you want to imagine that ) and Pakistan is only making itself weaker by diverting focus from its own nation over Kashmir issue and insisting on anti-India phobia .