A ' MEETING OF MINDS' ON SOME TOUCHY ISSUES.THE CONFERENCE on how to resolve the Kashmir dispute threw up a number of radical if not- so- new ideas. These included restoring the state's pre- 1953 status, appointing a sadr- e- riyasat ( head of state) instead of a governor, India giving up its claims on Pakistanoccupied Kashmir and Pakistan dropping its demand for a plebiscite plebiscite (plĕb`ĭsīt) [Lat.,=popular decree], vote of the people on a question submitted to them, as in a referendum. The term, however, has acquired the more specific meaning of a popular vote concerning changes of sovereignty, as . It was not unexpected, given that the conference brought together mainstream Indian leaders, mainstream Kashmiri politicians as well as separatist groups from the Valley. What was surprising was the broad " meeting of minds" on how to resolve some fractious frac·tious adj. 1. Inclined to make trouble; unruly. 2. Having a peevish nature; cranky. [From fraction, discord (obsolete). issues. Most participants seemed to agree that India and Pakistan needed to start talks urgently and that the controversial Article 370, which accords a special status to the state, could not be done away with. Some Kashmiri Pandits List of persons of Kashmiri Pandit lineage: Philosophers and Historians
Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir: see Kashmir. Jammu and Kashmir State (pop., 2001: 10,143,700), northern India. With an area of 39,146 sq mi (101,387 sq km), it occupies the southern portion of the Kashmir region of the northwestern Indian subcontinent and is Liberation Front chief Yasin Malik Yasin Malik is the leader of the Jammu Kashmir Liberation Front (Yasin Malik). His movement is a secularist one. Yasin Malik originally came into prominence as a militant in JKLF and underwent training on arms and ammunition in Pakistan based training camps. was repeatedly called a terrorist. But Malik said he had eschewed violence 15 years ago, and had travelled across the state to reach out to the Pandits pandits (pän·dēts), n.pl in Ayurveda, experts trained in Vedic knowledge, who memorize and communicate primordial sounds and relay them to others. . " My life was saved by two Kashmiri Pandits. Nobody can take away their rights once they return to the Valley," he stressed. The People's Democratic Party's ' Vision Document' for self- rule came in for particular praise. Party chief Mehbooba Mufti Mehbooba Mufti Sayeed (born 22 May, 1959) is the president of the Jammu & Kashmir Peoples Democratic Party in India. She is the daughter of Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, the chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir. and former deputy chief minister Muzaffar Hussain Beig presented the document. " Full autonomy as suggested by the National Conference addresses the issue of Centre- state relations. But the Kashmir problem has an external dimension too. India must be realistic and amend its constitution to delete the part of Kashmir that is now under the control of Pakistan," Beig said. " In turn, we hope that Pakistan would give up its demand for a plebiscite across the state. The Line of Control should be turned into a soft border, which Kashmiris would be able to cross using a simple identity proof. In addition, both parts of Kashmir should be declared a free economic zone for improving trade and commerce." Former law minister Ram Jethmalani Ram Jethmalani (born September 10, 1923) is an Indian politician and a famous and controversial criminal lawyer. He was born at Shikharpur in Sind (now in Pakistan), in 1923. Jethmalani is considered a maverick, and has many distinctions to his credit. , who chaired the conference, said this formula, with some modifications, could come the closest to resolving the six- decade- old dispute. PDP'S VISION DOCUMENT India must be realistic and amend constitution to delete the part of Kashmir under Pakistan's control Pakistan should give up its demand for a referendum across the state The LoC should become a soft border, which Kashmiris can cross with a simple identity proof Both parts of Kashmir should be declared a free economic zone to improve free trade and commerce J& K should have a head of state instead of governor, who is selected on a rotation basis from Valley, Jammu and Ladakh Copyright 2009 India Today This article or section needs sources or references that appear in reliable, third-party publications. Alone, primary sources and sources affiliated with the subject of this article are not sufficient for an accurate encyclopedia article. Group. All Rights Reserved. Provided by Syndigate.info an Albawaba.com company |
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