My view of late regarding erstwhile state of J & K is to keep whatever both sides have & after slight adjustments on LOC call it int’l border. Aim of both govts should be to bring stability & development in respective parts, enable people to people contact voiceofeast.net/2020/09/20/gil…
Gilgit Baltistan people want to be part of mainland Pakistan with full integration and don’t see themselves as part of Kashmir dispute. In early years just to strengthen Pakistan’s claim policy makers decided to add GB as part of J&K at UN to show whole region is Muslim majority.
If one truly understands J&K issue & how whole partition plan was set out. 🇵🇰 & 🇮🇳 both didn’t have any case to claim the region on the basis of religion or anything other than accession+plebiscite of residents. J&K was not under the sovereignty of British Crown but suzerainty
UN never considered accession Maharaja Hari Singh nor Pakistan’s false claim based on religion rather emphasised on plebiscite of residents. Please keep in mind post WW-II newly formed UN (Former League of Nations) charter pushed for “will of people” not religion/royalties.
Coming to resolution of disputed territory.
1. #UN way is dead (since Shimla accord) & now buried post scrapping of A-370/35A plus Pakistan merging AJ&K/GB on new map while applying UNSC resolutions selectively only on India controlled part
2. #Bilateral resolution is only way
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