Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India: EU delegation
November 26th, 2009 - 1:39 pm ICT by ANI
- Srinagar, Nov 26 (ANI): European Union (EU) delegation has described Jammu and Kashmir as an integral and important part of India, but also stated that it needs a solution through peaceful talks between India, Pakistan and concerned people in Kashmir.
A five-member EU delegation, which is on a two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir on Wednesday described the state is an integral part of India.
“We think that the Jammu and Kashmir is an integral part of India and we want to know what the prospects are, how people here are looking at the situation and how situation evolves,” said Lars Olof Lindgren, Sweden Ambassador to India and head of the delegation.
Lindgren said that the Kashmir issue should be solved through dialogue between concerned parties.
“I think the Kashmir issue has to be solved among those concerned here in Indian government and the Pakistan government,” he added.
Lindgram said there was an overall improvement in situation across Jammu and Kashmir and the people are feeling more secure and comfortable.
He also said that EU is ready to help in improving the educational standard in the state.Led by Olof Lindgren, the team included Belgian Ambassador Jean M. Deboutte, Spanish Ambassador Ion de la Riva, Second Secretary (Political Affairs) in the Swedish embassy Oscar Schlyter and EU Ambassador Danielle. (ANI)
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December 1st, 2009 at 2:25 am
Simply saying that JK is an integral part of India does not clarify the whole picture. The POK and Baltistan, Skardhu,Hunza
and Gilgit areas has to be taken care of. As is well known that Jinnah dubiously and illegaly invaded and occupied these ares in October 1947. Part of it, about 5000 sq miles was donated to China by Pakistan in 1962 as a gift - ‘easy got, easy spent’ (maale muft, dile be raham). That is the reason that Pakistan never conducted any elections or cared for these areas for last 62 years. It is for the first time they have undertaken elections in the so called Northern areas. This in itself shows that “Pakistan has been told to do what it is supposed to do”. The carot and stick of US make, along with the compulsive ‘do or be doomed bamboo’ of the ‘Taliban’ brand has lastly forced Pakistan to accept it as a last ditch solution. “Laaton ke devataa, baaton se nahin maanate”. It is a too simplistic view for the sake of brevity that is presented.
But, if the inevitable does become evitable, it will be the victory of evil over the righteous. This will be very injurious and calamitous for the posterity. Because the ‘right of might’ is accepted. This goes against the very basic foundations of Abraham Lincoln’s
philosophy of “Of the People, By the People and For the People”, lest we wish to limit it to his Gettysburg Dedication. In other words, spoken plainly, it will be a strangulation of the basic principles of “Secular, Socialist, Democratic Republic” institution.
Then it will not be a peaceful solution but a peaceful truce and a resolution for a preparation for the next war. We all know that all the three wars were initiated by Pakistan since 1947 besides the other smaller skirmishes. I do not want to speculate things beyond what I have said and done.
Let us see. Time is the best mirror.
Dr. O. P. Sudrania