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I have explored the threat to regional peace and safety brought on by Pakistan.
I have been exploring myths about Kashmir that are subject of biased propaganda.
The price paid by the millions of hindus and muslims to achieve our independance.

This week, there is a call for a “one state solution” for the Indian subcontinent.
When better the time to start to bring these issues together, than this week.

This document by Professor Pranawa Deshmukh does that …

WHY ANYONE INTERESTED IN WORLD PEACE MUST STUDY
THE STORY OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR ?

The nuclear arsenal in Pakistan’s possession today threatens to be used against India, and also against Israel and the USA through international terrorist organizations, that Pakistan colludes with.

Anybody interested in world peace must understand the Jammu and Kashmir imbroglio and assess the real motives behind Pakistan’s savage designs against humanity.

Often, the western media and their Indian clones discuss the drama and the controversies, which took place before the accession of Jammu and Kashmir to India, rather than the completeness and irrevocability of the accession itself.

The pre-accession confusion was fuelled more by the Maharaja’s hopes of retaining post-independence control as he did under the British, than by anything else.

When the accession took place however, it was through the same instrument through which hundreds of other princely states acceded to India – complete and irrevocable in every respect!

…so I intend to explore all aspects of the Kashmir issue through his documentation.

Historical, Moral and Constitutional Perspectives

Professor Pranawa C. Deshmukh

Abstract –
A historical tour d’horizon is presented showing that Jammu & Kashmir’s incorporation within India is buttressed by cultural, historical and legal facts.
Pakistan’s savage designs against humanity in Jammu and Kashmir are treated not just as of India’s concern but that of every lover of world peace.

The United Nations resolutions of 1948-9 are also elaborated upon and Pakistan’s deceitful scuttling of these is exposed.

Finally the status of POK and of Article 370, which Nehru himself considered a temporary arrangement which will vanish ultimately, are broached and policy options for India and the free world recommended.

The nationhood that defines BHARAT is a unique phenomenon in world affairs.

Western nations and Indians who learn about India through western authors often remain illiterate about the Indian stance on Kashmir. The soul of this issue has such exceptional dimensions peculiar to itself that it simply cannot be analyzed in any terms other than its very own.

We all recognize that the present situation in the country is a turning point in India’s evolution. This is a crucial stage as history unfolds itself by the day. As India became free on August 15, 1947, Jawaharlal Nehru said:

“Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny, and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge, not wholly or in full measure, but very substantially.”

Indeed, a part of India – Jammu and Kashmir – remained to be assimilated in free India on that day. We are very troubled that even today this assimilation is not in full measure even if the State of Jammu and Kashmir has wholly and irrevocably acceded to India soon after, which was on October 26, 1947.

It is important to know that the foundations of India’s claim to Jammu and Kashmir are solidly entrenched in hard facts from the history of the region going back to over five thousand years.

The history of Kashmir is well and clearly recorded.

RAJTARANGINI
Rajtarangini (River of Kings), a book written in Sanskrit by Kalhana, contains an account of the life and history of Kashmir.
Kalhana (कल्हण) (c. 12th century) is regarded to be Kashmir’s first historian. His father Champaka was the minister in the King’s court. It is believed that he wrote his book during 1147-1149.
The recorded history of Kashmir, as retold by Kalhan begins from the period of the Mauryas. Kalhan’s account also states that the city of Srinagar was founded by the Mauryan emperor, Ashoka, and that Buddhism reached the Kashmir valley during this period. From there, Buddhism spread to several other adjoining regions including Central Asia, Tibet and China.
The Rajatarangini is the first of a series of four histories that record the annals of Kashmir. Commencing with a rendition of traditional history of very early times, the Rajatarangini comes down to the reign of Sangrama Deva, (c.1006 AD).
The second work, by Jonaraja, continues the history from where Kalhana left off, and, entering the Muslim period, gives an account of the reigns down to that of Zain-ul-ab-ad-din, 1412. P. Srivara carried on the record to the accession of Fah Shah in 1486.
The fourth work, called Rajavalipataka, by Prajnia Bhatta, completes the history to the time of the incorporation of Kashmir in the dominions of the Mogul emperor Akbar, 1588.

In the 13th century, Islam first became the dominant religion in Kashmir.
Some Kashmiri rulers, such as Sultan Zain-ul-Abidin, were tolerant of all religions in a manner comparable to Akbar.
However, several Muslim rulers of Kashmir were intolerant to other religions. Sultãn Sikandar Butshikan of Kashmir (AD 1389-1413) is often considered the worst of these. Historians have recorded many of his atrocities.
The Tarikh-i-Firishta records that Sikandar persecuted the Hindus and issued orders proscribing the residence of any other than Muslims in Kashmir. He also ordered the breaking of all “golden and silver images”.

Prof. Deshmukh contd:

In the modern context, democratic principles and international tenets of contemporary world order dictate it. The constitutional elements that dictated the vexatious partition of the sub-continent in August 1947 provide firm evidence pertaining to the integral status of the State of Jammu and Kashmir in the union of India.

Pakistan continues to internationalize the issue of Jammu and Kashmir through its counterfeit technique of fanning religious fundamentalism, enabled by a dormant Indian media, which has failed to expose the hypocrisy of this rogue state.

Despite assaulting fellow-Muslims in erstwhile East-Pakistan and the continual exploitations of all other regions of Pakistan by the Punjabi Muslims who wield local power through corrupt means, it is only due to sustained propaganda that Pakistan can still proclaim itself as a champion of Muslims.

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