View Single Post
Old Jun 23rd, 2009, 03:01 AM   #23 (permalink)  
janab-e-ali
Senior Member
 
janab-e-ali's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 4, 2005 - 12:43 am
Location: usually somewhere between srinagar and san francisco
Posts: 1,423

none


Quote:
Originally Posted by Victory View Post
I do not see a solution for kashmir in my lifetime, unless India acts. Pakistan or kashmiris can do nothing in this regard.

We have two options

1) allow self determination for the kashmiris
2) Hold on to kashmir
Brute force can only accomplish so much. Ultimately it's impossible to suppress the will of an entire people...every European colonial power learned this in Africa/Asia over the past few decades, and I'm confident India will ultimately have to confront the same reality in Kashmir. It probably won't be soon (remember, it took Pakistan/India 190 years to throw off the yoke of colonialism)...but its inevitable.

The process could be expedited if India's coveted permanent seat in the UNSC was tied to the long awaited plebiscite...not super likely I know, but a possibility, especially if the US decides it needs a stable base in the region.

Quote:
Originally Posted by Victory View Post
There was one change -- "Religion"
Your point being?






janab-e-ali is offline   Reply With Quote