Recod turn-our in J&K polls..

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Re: Recod turn-our in J&K polls..

@nikhil25

i agree. i just think a lot people assume the legacy princely state’s borders would be of relevance in a plebiscite. a lot of pro-independence kashmiris are likely under the impression that their new nation would be the existing state re-branded. i wonder how many would still secede knowing that the new nation would be comprised of a handful of tehsils. in other words, even in their best case scenario india would never allow any territory not populated by a secessionist majority to secede even if the overall vote was above 50%.

this isn’t an argument against their right to self-determination, just thoughts on the outcome.

i don’t think any conceivable outcome would necessitate forcible mass migration. the area that could conceivably comprise a new country was ethnically cleansed decades ago.

Well as I said, the contours of the final solution to the problem require some serious negotiations between the involved parties. I cant assume to know what that might be, its obviously a complicated issue and a lot of compromise needs to be made.

And when I mentioned Punjab, i wasnt referring to the mass migration aspect, but rather the fact that a state can be split in two and life would still go on.
In the case of Kashmir, it should be that much simpler as most of the areas that may theoretically become independent are already predominantly Muslim.

What they want, or dont want. Its all up in the air until serious negotiations are conducted. However, this propagandist nonsense claiming they have voted so they must all love India and its all rainbows and butterflies needs to stop so that genuine negotiations are conducted against a backdrop thats based on reality and not fiction.

I dont presume to know what 7 million people want. But then neither do these people who make this claim based on voter turn-out. Yet here we are, trying to peddle this same tired argument over and over, which for those who didnt know, has always been used by India to bolster its claim for as far back as the first Kashmir election in 1950’s, which also say a descent turn out.

For what its worth though, if Indian rule in the Valley is as oppressive as claimed, I think the people will accept independance in any shape they can. At the very least they will opt out of India or demand near complete autonomy and a significant number may even choose to join Pakistan.