A COMPREHENSIVE STUDY ON STATE OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR: INTERNATIONAL PERSPECTIVES

Abstract

Kashmir, heaven on earth, a valley where all the beauties of the dreams become a reality, and a valley which has bestowed us with its fragrance, its springs of cool and sweet water and its spell bounding sites for centuries has become a victim of human rights violations for more than 55 years or I might write a lifetime of slavery. The Kashmir issue has been a bone of content between India and Pakistan since their inception as a sovereign state in 1947. The state of Jammu and Kashmir was one of the 600 princely states in the British Empire with a Hindu maharaja and an overwhelming majority of Muslims according to the partition plan of 3rd June 1947 the princely state had a will to accede to either India or Pakistan. The Kashmir Muslim conference passed a resolution calling for accession to Pakistan but the maharaja paid no importance to the resolution. Then under the leadership of sheikh Abdullah, the people of Poonch, Mirpur and some parts in Jammu stared a revolt against maharaja, which resulted in the emergence of Azad Kashmir. The maharaja tried to crush the movement and alleged that it was Pakistan inspired. Then he tried to enlist Indian military help and India atones sent its Army to Kashmir. The matter became more complex when the legal aspect of the maharaja's accession to India was challenged.As, the situation became worse and got out of control India took the case to the UN Security Council. The present article intends to analyze the international perspectives of Jammu & Kashmir state, India.