Ever since the terror attack on Mumbai i had been deeply interested in the relationship between India and Pakistan. I had always had the opinion that Kashmir should be a part of India and Pakistan should rightfully hand it over to us. Now this was a highly biased opinion because it was solely based on the fact that I'm a very proud Indian and highly ignorant at the same time(I'm at the far end). I never thought India could have done anything wrong and it's the fault of Pakistanis alone that our relationship has gone from bad to worse. Also i never gave a thought what Kashmiris might be thinking, i took it for granted that they all wanted to be a part of India.( Yeah i know,totally oblivious!! )
What has changed my belief now?? As some guy once said, "Whenever in doubt, Just Wiki!! " I did just that. The thing with wiki, as we all know, is once we get started it is a chain reaction,you just cant help jumping from link to link. I landed here in my quest to understand the situation more closely. I had started here (the link) and just wandered off!
The issue has become so complicated over the years, than it was at the time of independence, that the solution will require the two nations to follow a very tight line if they the interests of the Kashmiris are to be protected, rather than their own.
As of now i don't have a firm opinion like i used to,partly because I'm a not so ignorant "i-feel -responsible" kind of Indian now. All i feel is empathy for those innocent people of Kashmir. I'm unsure about what i can do to amend the situation.Sadly like any ideal citizen I'll also sit and wait for the two governments to do something. And pray the new generation, of whom I'm a also a part of, will show more character and resolve the issue that has eaten the subcontinent for more than half a century. Even though it looks like a far cry,after reading the articles, i still hope I'll be able to see the situation adjudicate.
What is the instant solution? As the leftist might voice, "We need a goddamn revolution!!". Revolution perhaps not at the political level but in of our hearts our perspectives . So the question "Whose side am i on?" becomes irrelevant, because whoever i/we may support it wont be of any real consequence because our cause is one,Freedom!!
What has changed my belief now?? As some guy once said, "Whenever in doubt, Just Wiki!! " I did just that. The thing with wiki, as we all know, is once we get started it is a chain reaction,you just cant help jumping from link to link. I landed here in my quest to understand the situation more closely. I had started here (the link) and just wandered off!
The issue has become so complicated over the years, than it was at the time of independence, that the solution will require the two nations to follow a very tight line if they the interests of the Kashmiris are to be protected, rather than their own.
As of now i don't have a firm opinion like i used to,partly because I'm a not so ignorant "i-feel -responsible" kind of Indian now. All i feel is empathy for those innocent people of Kashmir. I'm unsure about what i can do to amend the situation.Sadly like any ideal citizen I'll also sit and wait for the two governments to do something. And pray the new generation, of whom I'm a also a part of, will show more character and resolve the issue that has eaten the subcontinent for more than half a century. Even though it looks like a far cry,after reading the articles, i still hope I'll be able to see the situation adjudicate.
What is the instant solution? As the leftist might voice, "We need a goddamn revolution!!". Revolution perhaps not at the political level but in of our hearts our perspectives . So the question "Whose side am i on?" becomes irrelevant, because whoever i/we may support it wont be of any real consequence because our cause is one,Freedom!!
