Thanks for this thread. It shows intelligence on the part of OP to consider this. There is so much fear of Pakistan in India. You need to visit us and see why anyone who’s ever visited Pakistan (maybe other than Christine Fair) cannot stop talking about the hospitality, food, the beauty. There is much more to Pakistan than what you see in any media (western or Indian), certainly more than the other thread celebrating the death of Indian soldiers.
If you are a reasonable person, you will be disgusted by the lynching of Muslims or oppression of Muslims of Lower Socioeconomic status being done by Hindus. When I consider the opposite, a Muslim oppressing Hindus, I would be appalled by it also and fight against it as it’s taught in my religion. Many of us feel that Modi/Amit Shah/Doval are trying to pacify us, acting like the oppressive Hindu. We as a nation will die before we accept it - this is a fact. If you slap us, we will slap back, no matter if your are 7 times our size.
Pakistani’s feel a connection to any Muslim cause and Kashmir is our first cause. It’s people, by in large, love us. Just be honest and look at the number of Pakistan flags at the freedom fighters funerals. Compare it to the funeral of the police officer who died recently in Handwara. They are crying for freedom.
India is the bigger country, If they take steps towards Pakistan such as easing restrictions on Kashmiris, Pakistan will talk to them.
Maximalist views of u taking GB/AjK or us taking all of Jummu and Ladakh would not be acceptable. Either way, there seems to be at least 50 percent support for India in those parts. I suspect the best course would be autonomy for the valley with CBM’s and getting rid of borders between AJK and the valley in that part. I feel for the Pandits who were forced to move - a friend of mine is a Kashmiri Hindu girl who’s family was forced to move - and am sure the local Kashmiris would want these people of the soil to come back as opposed to the occupying soldiers there. This is something that would need to be done by the BJP government or some right wing government which had a majority. The government of India can control the media. Start by stopping demonization of Pakistanis and Muslims. The Indian people will be much more able to visit an autonomous Valley than what we have had the last 30 years. There will be more trade between us and people to people contacts. I don’t understand why the Indian people would oppose it.
This article 370 business sounded great the day it was passed, but as many here suggested - as time passes it will be what chokes India in the end. It’s breeding a hatred in the hearts of Kashmiris like nothing we could do to achieve it. There’s no place to go other than full genocide or pull back from the madness. If you need 1 soldiers per nine humans (men women children) what are you holding?
I am sure you will bring up Kargil and we will bring up Siachen. It’s ongoing. Let the people of Kashmir decide their fate. No one in Pakistan wants the Pakistani flag to fly overNew Delhi, neither are we able to achieve that. In India you will find those who want an Akhand bharat which includes all of Pakistan - some in government. The intelligent ones in your side will know it’s not achievable for you either - unfortunately not too may of those. What do you think is the alternative?
Thanks again for this thread.