COPAA (Council Of Pakistan American Affairs)
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The Kashmir dispute primarily involves the life and future of the
people of the land. Because of its
impact on relations between India and Pakistan, however, it directly
affects the peace and stability of
the South-Asian subcontinent. This is a region which contains a
large segment of the human race.
Two wars have been the harvest reaped from the dispute. The possibility
of a third, bloodier and
more extensive, has by no means been eliminated.
The dispute is not insoluble through peaceful procedures. It appears
to be so only because the
obduracy of one of the parties is encouraged by the apathy of the
world outside.
To cover its wrongful Occupation of Kashmir, India has skillfully
propagated a series of myths about
the genesis and nature of the dispute. Recently, a cordon has been
added to the smoke screen.
Having decided that it cannot bear exposure in the international
media, India has expelled all foreign
reporters and journalists from Kashmir.
We believe that the United States can, and should, lead the effort
to
achieve a fair and lasting settlement of the dispute - fair to
the people most immediately involved and
fair to its commitments to democracy and human rights. By doing
so, our country can strengthen the
principles of a just world order. It will also earn the gratitude
of generations in Kashmir, in Pakistan
and even in India itself.
We will try as best as we can to present facts and the perceptions
of the people of
Kashmir about the situation in which, for no fault of theirs, they
have been trapped. Should these
expositions encourage the readers to study the case independently,
we will be gratified.
Greets : keebler / N.Y.S. / HiP / bl0w / attrition.org / Pakistan HC