HISTORICAL BACKGROUND The Kashmir tragedy began when under the Treaty of Amritsar in 1846; the British sold the state of Jammu and Kashmir to Gulab Singh‚ a Hindu Dogra chieftain for the sum of 7.5 million rupees. Lord Lawrence who negotiated this treaty‚ termed this transaction as “iniquitous arrangement” The sale of such a vast area with a predominantly Muslim majority was justified by the Viceroy Lord Hardinge ‚ in his correspondence with Queen Victoria ‚to recover the losses in wars against
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The Kashmir conflict (Hindi: कश्मीर विवाद‚ Urdu: کشمیر جھگڑا) is a current territorial dispute over the Kashmir region‚ the northwesternmost region of South Asia. The countries disputing are India‚ Pakistan‚ China‚ and the Kashmiri people. India claims the entire state of Jammu and Kashmir and as of 2010‚ administers approximately 43% of the region‚ including most of Jammu‚ the Kashmir Valley‚Ladakh‚ and the Siachen Glacier. India’s claim is contested by Pakistan‚ which controls approximately 37%
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Tibetan Plateau alpine steppe near Ladakh‚ India Jammu and Kashmir is home to several valleys such as the Kashmir Valley‚ Tawi Valley‚ Chenab Valley‚ Poonch Valley‚ Sindh Valley and Lidder Valley. The main Kashmir valley is 100 km (62 mi) wide and 15‚520.3 km2 (5‚992.4 sq mi) in area. The Himalayas divide the Kashmir valley from Ladakh while the Pir Panjal range‚ which encloses the valley from the west and the south‚ separates it from the Great Plains of northern India. Along the northeastern flank
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given the choice of joining the Paksitani union or the Indian union. Kashmir was ruled by a Hindu King of the dogra dynasty‚ and was given a choice to join either state. While he was dithering between joining India or becoming an independent country‚ the Pakistani army attacked Kashmir from the west‚ thinking it would be a quick battle. But the King of Kashmir asked India for help. India agreed to help on the condition that Kashmir would be part of the Indian Republic. The king hastily signed a document
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Kashmir is known for its unearthly beauty‚ which has earned it the sobriquet of being the " Paradise on Earth". Kashmir Valley is part of the state of Jammu and Kashmir in north India. The decade old political and civil turmoil in the region has not taken anything away from the beauty of Kashmir. With peace returning to the Kashmir Valley‚ it has now become a tourist hot spot owing to its amazing cultural diversity‚ the sheer beauty of the mighty Himalayas‚ and the green valleys whose beauty has
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Kasmir Issue Kashmir Issue: Causes and Effects Sana Iqbal December 5‚ 2010 Outline 1. Introduction 2. History 3. Causes of the Conflict 4. Beginning of the Confrontation 5. Conclusion Introduction Ever since territorial changes have taken place in history‚ issues pertaining to affiliation and independence of some state have always been there. Although history is full of territorial conflicts‚ the two most recent ones include the Palestine issue and the Kashmir issue. While Palestine
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Kashida of Kashmir Kashmiri embroidery is well known for the beauty of its colour‚ texture‚ design and technique. Probably‚ the best-known Indian embroidery is the ’Kashida of Kashmir’. This embroidery is revealed in shawls and in cottage industry done by the members of families in Srinagar. Kashmiri embroidery is practiced by men and it is essentially a commercial craft. | | According to Ramala S. Dongekery‚ the shawl industry in Kashmir was introduced by Zain-ul-Abedin. Akbar was also responsible
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Kashmir problem - Islamic Republic of Pakistan v/s Secular Republic of India Kashmir problem is with the world since 1947‚ the year of the partition of India. Indian part of the Kashmir is about 45 percent of the original Kingdom of the Jammu and Kashmir‚ about 35 percent is now in Pakistan‚ and China has occupied the other 20 percent in 1962. The UN and the U.S want both sides to keep on the discussions‚ but the important question is on what basis the discussion can take place. The unresolved
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ethnics. In South Asia‚ the Kashmir conflict last since 1947‚ that corresponds to the British decolonization of what was named the British Raj. The conflict stems from Pakistan and India‚ which both claimed the sovereignty over this region‚ leading to dramatic consequences over the decades on the Kashmir inhabitants and on the economy. The conflict‚ rooted in the history‚ has impacted roughly the region‚ and a close solution seems uncertain. After the British departure from India‚ the country was divided
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side sticks to its claims over Kashmir‚ the Kashmiri Muslims continue to pay a heavy price for their defiant struggle against overwhelming odds in order to exercise their right of self determination. For more than half a century the Kashmiris are oscillating between uncertainty and destitution. They continue to suffer misery and repression under illegal Indian occupation‚ and despite a stream of strong words and resolutions passed by the Security Council the Kashmir issue is still a bone o f contention
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