dabong1
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I am sure you know too, that those words of Nehru were nothing but words and Nehru and everyone else knew that too.
Except the Kashmirs.
Fact is, Majority of the population is Muslim, and they very much wanted to join Pakistan, if not freedom
I think they would have gone for freedom over joining pakistan.
(It is completely the opposite now, but what does it matter anymore?)
Come on bro!......if that was the case you would have held a referendum in kashmir by now.
. Had the majority been with India, there would be no such thing as article 370 in the Indian constitution. At that time India was too weak to sway the world opinion and the UN did have some power and was not meaningless as it is today. So of course, Indians had to show that they wanted Kashmir for the benefit of the inhabitants, which included Muslims as well as Pundits.
But the reason why India keeps Kashmir at such considerable costs (lobbying for the world opinion, subsidies, army expense etc.) has nothing to do with the inhabitants, whether they are Muslims or Hindus. It has to do with the border that stretches up to Siachen and keeping the Indian Army at an advantageous position vis a vis Pakistani Army. It is just a highly strategic position that India intends to keep at all costs.
So whenever there are talks about Kashmir or Siachen, you ought to understand that it has nothing to do with democracy, population, or religion. So whatever Nehru said, doesn't matter. What matters is what happened and what is happening.
By the way, I am not the kind who would boast about Indian democracy or GDP or heritage or any such things. It is akin to saying that you are proud to be a Muslim/Pakistani, as if it were some sort of achievement or accomplishment by your own self to have been born in a Muslim/Pakistani family. Well, may be you indeed are that kind, many are not.
I cant refute your logic but just think if kashmir had not been a problem for both nations ,there would be no need for any confrontation and "keeping the Indian Army at an advantageous position vis a vis Pakistani Army." would have been a pointless exercise.