Does America really want a solution to vexed Kashmir issue? Or the solution lies in Indo-Pak friendship itself Shahana Srinagar: The six decade long Kashmir issue which kept the hope of total peace in subcontinent at a bay has on one side polarized the international opinion and on the other side kept the two neighbours once a single country fighting the wars and also continue a cold war now for over sixty six years. During this long period history has seen many upheavals while the animosity between the two countries increased with every passing day making the people of subcontinent to suffer mentally, economically and above all socially. The general masses who always wanted cordial relations between India and Pakistan got only thorns of enmity in their laps and lost thousands of people in the course of time. The super power like USA followed its policy of divide and rule, sold enough of its weaponry to both the countries, continued inflaming and inciting them against each other and made good of their resources. The political leadership of the two neighbours which should have understood the policy much before always got misled and plundered their rightful resources, spending them on purchasing the lethal arms and ammunition from USA and its European allies. The two countries fought many wars and a sustained proxy war let loose in Jammu & Kashmir cost heavily on the total economy which ultimately deprived the poor population of the two countries of their basic necessities in this modern world. The recent statement of USA that there is no change in its Kashmir policy is indicative of the fact that this country wants to continue its unsteady misleading and confusing policies viz a viz Kashmir issue so that it can rob the subcontinent of its resources and keep the problem boiling as it has been since for over six decades. The USA had never adopted any clear policy for addressing the basic Kashmir issue, nor does it want so because that goes against its very basic interests. Now the time has come when the people of the subcontinent have started realizing the motives and game plan. India and Pakistan are both nuclear powers, they cannot afford to take cudgels with each other and both realize that their progress and welfare depends on their cordial and friendly relations. The Kashmir problem is a political issue and can be addressed politically as put by the Prime Minister of India Dr. Manmohan Singh in very clear terms when he said that this vexed issue cannot be settled within no time and will need a political approach to get a solution acceptable to all stake holders. The recent statement of Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharief threads have to be picked where they were left in 1990 is a clear proof that the days of animosity, the days of getting exploited, the days of spending the vital resources on the purchase of lethal arms and the days of depriving the general masses of their rightful development and progress are over and a new era of peace and tranquility is in sight.
Posted on: Fri, 21 Jun 2013 17:14:39 +0000