Hold your horses Mr Claws. I firstly never said that the average Kashmiri doesn't want to be part of India. Then again, you can't factually say that they do. That is my point. Nobody knows what the average Kashmiri wants and it seems that nobody cares. Similar to the turn of the last century when Britain had under its claws (excuse the pun) a host of countries including your motherland which it claimed was "better off under colonial rule since the barbarian inhabitants were incapable of self rule". That seemed to have been the acceptable statement of the day until people like MK Gandhi and other freedom fighters started gaining momentum. The Kashmiri Pandits should be resettled in Kashmir. That is beyond dispute. Strategic reasons to India's advantage is not adequate grounds for India to continue ruling Kashmir. If India wants any part of Kashmir, it should acquire that part or parts through the consensus of the majority of the people residing there. Rather have them living in the Union as proud Indian citizens than rebellious people chanting anti-India slogans. If they want independence, so be it. If they want to merge with Pakistan, so be it. If you believe that is a mistake, let it be their mistake. Why be the monster when you can be the angel ?