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... This crisis is similiar to that between India and Pakistan, where both nations fight over the disputed region of Kashmir. India is dominated by Hindus while Pakistan and Kashmir are both dominated by Muslims. However, India controls most of Kashmir. ... To avoid future hostilities between India and Pakistan, it is essential to solve the Kashmiri crisis in a way that is just for both countries; this just solution being full independence for Kashmir.
Historical Background:
The dispute over Kashmir has been going on for over a half century now. The region today known as Kashmir dates back to before the seventh century AD, where it was a Buddhist kingdom that fell under Hindu rule. ... Around 1757, wild Afghans overran Kashmir. The Sikhs then ruled over the area until they were defeated in the Sikh Wars by the British East India Company, which annexed Punjab and Kashmir. In 1846, under the Treaty of Amritsar, the British East India Company sold Kashmir to the Hindu Maharaja of Jammu for seven and a half million rupees, about one hundred and sixty-six dollars (The Story 1). The problem of Kashmir arose shortly after India received its independence from Great Britain in 1947. ... The choice of joining either of the Dominions of Jammu and Kashmir was left up to Pakistan, India, and Great Britain. ... On August 12, 1947, the Prime Minister of Jammu and Kashmir sent identical messages to the Government of India and Pakistan declaring that his government would welcome the Standstill Agreement. ... The Maharaja was faced with a challenge from the founders of the Quit Kashmir movement under the leadership of Muslim Sher-I-Kashmir Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah, who also formed Kashmir’s first political party, the All Jammu & Kashmir Muslim Conference in 1932 (The Official 1). The movement was designed to go against autocratic rule, and leaders such as Mahatma Gandhi and Pandit Nehru championed the cause of the people of Kashmir seeking freedom from autocratic rule (The Official 1). ... The British helped to restore order, and the area reached stability, except for Kashmir (The Story 1). The Maharaja responded by detaining Abdullah on May 20, 1946 for forerunning the Quit Kashmir movement. Angered by the suppression, Muslim tribesmen streamed toward the capital city of Srinagar in Kashmir province, though this violated the Standstill Agreement. ... The fighting continued, with the Pakistanis launching an armed attack on Jammu and Kashmir in order to annex it. ... Pakistan, angered by the Maharaja’s actions, cut off supplies such as salt and petrol to Jammu and Kashmir. Tensions heated up since the roads joining Kashmir to India ran through Pakistan. ... The UN Security Council passed a series of resolutions stating that the status of Kashmir would be decided by a free, impartial plebiscite.
Approximate Word count = 2224
Approximate Pages = 8.9
(250 words per page double spaced)
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