Kashmir Conflict, What motivates India’s activism. A closer Examination in a Global Framework???
With the formation of a new United Front (UF) Government in India in June this year, Indian rulers initiated a fresh series of moves regarding Kashmir with the stated intent of bringing ‘peace to the troubled Valley’ and to the region as a whole. The most important UF leaders including V P Singh, the Indian Prime Minister Deve Gowda, CPM Chairman Harkishan Singh Surjeet made high profile visits to the occupied land and declared their intent of bringing ‘peace’ by holding ‘elections’ and restoring ‘maximum autonomy’ to Jammu and Kashmir. A similar climate prevailed on the other track— the Indo-Pak track. Rulers of both the countries exchanged warm greetings. Pakistani rulers expressed new hopes and offered to negotiate with India if Kashmir was put on the agenda of talks.
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