The most debated piece of territory on earth is in the news
again and the tensions are running high. The age old debate has
been fired up again even if it was due to a trigger as
insignificant as a petty land issue (which the warring parties
themselves say can be resolved in a number of ways). Kashmir has
always been an issue India feels reluctant to discuss, partially
due to lack of objective reasoning from separatists and Pakistan
and sometimes due to Indian government’s own callousness.
However, there is one non-wavering stand taken by our present
and past Governments has always been justified – that there
would be no negotiations or discussions as long as the idea of
an Independent Kashmir prevails. I want to make a far-fetched
argument hoping that my conviction will spill over to my
readers. Firstly, I believe the way in which the Partition was
carried out was an illogical act in itself. An English
Barrister, with just the help of his assistant, was administered
the job of drawing a border between the tw