Re: Kashmir Again, What to do?
Not sure whether anyone mentioned the UNSC resolutions on this Issue. But these are it on this issue. Resolution number 47 (1948)
United Nations Documents on UNMOGIP - United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan
Let me paraphrase the first 9 points / items to be met sequentially to fix this dispute as per UNSC resolutions and highlight the important points in it.
- The government Of pakistan should :
a). Secure withdrawal of tribesmen and pakistani nationals
not normally resident who entered for fighting and any furnishing
of material aid to those fighting in the state;
- The government Of India should :
a). When it is established to the satisfaction of the commision
set up in accordance with the council’s resolution 39, that
the tribesmen are withdrawing and that arrangements for the
cessation of the the fighting have become effective, put
into operation in consultation with the commission a plan
for withdraing their own forces from J & K and reducing them
progressively to the minimum strength for the support of
civil power in the maintainance of law and order;
b). Make known that the withdrawal is taking place in stages
and announce the completion of each stage;
c). When the Indian forces have been reduced to the minimum strength,
mentioned in (a) above, arrange in consultation with the
commission for the stationing of the remaining forces to be carried
out in accordance with the following principles:
(i) That the presence of troops should not afford any
intimidation or appearance of intimidation to the inhabitants of the state;
(ii) Small number of troops should be retained in forward areas
(iii) Any reserve troops which may be included in the total strength, should
be located within their present base area
3). The government of India should agree that until such time
as the plebiscite administration finds it necessary to exercise the powers of
direction and supervision over the state forces and police, they will be held
in areas to be agreed upon with the plebiscite administrator
4). Recruitment of locals for maintainance of law and order
5). If these local forces are inadequate, both government of Pakistan and India
should make up for it
6). The government of India should undertake to ensure that the
Government of the state invite major political groups to
designate responsible representatives to share equitably and fully
in the conduct of the administration at the miniterial level while the plebiscite is being carried out
7). The Government of India should undertake that there will be established in J & K a plebiscite administration to hold a plebiscite as soon as possible
on the question of the accession of the state to India or pakistan
8). The Government of India should undertake that there will be delegated by the state to the plebiscite Admin such powers as the latter considers necessary
for holding a fair and impartial plebiscite
9). GOI, should at the request of Plebiscite Admin, make available from Indian forces such
assistance as the plebiscite admin may require for the performance of its functions
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