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2011-07-19 India-Pakistan

India grants autonomy for 3 eastern hilly districts

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Posted by Fred 2011-07-19 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 If it works peacefully it might act as a roadmap for Kashmir. If India could get Kashmir to become independent without losing face in the process and without it going to Pakistan they might get International support and cut off a major source of tension in the region.

Heck, for that matter they could do the same with Punjab and watch the Pakistani's fight desperately to keep their section of Punjab from leaving Pakistan and joining the new state.

Pakistan would unravel not long afterwards.

Posted by rjschwarz 2011-07-19 10:31|| 2011-07-19 10:31|| Front Page Top

#2 Does anybody actually give a shit about Kashmir except Pakistan, aside from how Indian possession of most of Kashmir cheeses off the Pakistanis? The only reason anyone else has an interest in the region is the potential for war in the Pakistani grudge. The Pakistanis hate that they don't own Kashmir themselves, letting the Kashmiris run themselves in an autonomous administrative entity won't make the Pakistanis *happy*. And really, the transnational progressives are kind of distracted by other issues (read "Palestine").

Posted by Mitch H. 2011-07-19 13:47|| http://blogfonte.blogspot.com/ 2011-07-19 13:47|| Front Page Top

#3 Jammu and Kashmir state is far more autonomous than this newly created Gurkha district.

Posted by john frum 2011-07-19 18:57|| 2011-07-19 18:57|| Front Page Top

#4 For example, no law passed by the Indian parliament applies in Jammu and Kashmir unless it is also passed by the state legislature.
J+K has representation in the Indian Federal parliament but that parliament may not levy taxes in J+K.
No non-Kashmiri Indian citizen may own land in Jammu and Kashmir.

Posted by john frum 2011-07-19 19:01|| 2011-07-19 19:01|| Front Page Top

#5 A friend of mine married a girl from Kashmir. The most beautiful place in the world for a honeymoon, he said.

And thank you, john. You are always full of information.

Given that the K in Pakistan stands for Kashmir, I don't see that they could ever give up their claim. They got the first half when the locals on the other side of the border came charging through upon independence, back when the country was still sane. The mighty Pakistani army followed them in, they didn't lead the way.

Posted by trailing wife 2011-07-19 22:43|| 2011-07-19 22:43|| Front Page Top

#6 When I was in India I heard more than once a about how Kashimr was the high ground and was needed defensively. At the ranges of modern combat I never really bought that angle. Perhaps there is high ground in Kashmir that makes parts of the province more valuable than others defensively but its too far from India to make a difference.

Posted by rjschwarz 2011-07-19 23:28|| 2011-07-19 23:28|| Front Page Top

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