Pakistan's alterior motives created Kashmir Problem

Introduction:
Col. Vikram Patil,
Production & Placement Officer,
KIT College, Kolhapur.

Opinion:
In 1948, states in undivided India had to opt to join the Indian Union or Pakistan. A great degree of problems was faced in sorting out these integration. There was a very strange problem in integration of three states viz. Kashmir, Junagarh & Hyderabad. In Junagarh &
Hyderabad, the Kings were Muslims & the subjects were Hindus. In Kashmir, the situation was reverse, the King was Hindu & the subjects were Muslim majority.

Initially Raja Harisingh of Kashmir wanted to be an Independant state like Switzerland. Pakistan had alterior motives & wantedto annex Kashmir. They sent in their paramilitary forces called Razakars to annex Kashmir. Once Raja Harisingh realised this, he immediately sort help of the Indian side. In 1948, Indian troops were induced in Kashmir. This lead to an all over war between India & Pakistan, which resulted in cease fire being declared at the location of Line of Control depicted in the diagram.

As a result, the north-western portion of the Kashmir remained with Pakistan & south-eastern with India, approx. in the ratio 1:2.

Since then there have been wars in 1965, 1971, 1999 & all have resulted in a stale mate.

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