TRUE INTEGRATION OF KASHMIR

 See,through revocation of article 370,government achieved constitutional integration of J&K but the emotional integration of Kashmir is still prevalent with idea and concept of India.If the government wishes true integration of Kashmir with Indian Union than it needs to reflect on its current strategy and it needs to focus on winning the hearts and minds of ordinary Kashmiris and it can do that by revisiting the past and drawing lessons from them.

See,during Operation Gulmarg 1947,which was code name given by Pakistani Army in an attempt of pushing tribal militia into Kashmir with the support of Pakistan Army,in order to topple the Raja Hari Singh government.See,After the Indian independence act was passed the Indian & Pakistani dominion was setup and princely states were given option of choosing either of the dominion or remain independent but the then monarch of J&K princely state Hari Singh chose to remain independent and with intention of toppling the government and taking over J&k region,Pakistan sponsored the infiltration of tribal militia with the support of Pakistani Army and this pushed Hari Singh to sign instrument of accession with India and integrate J&k in Indian Union and this became trigger of 1947 conflict.So,during this invasion by Pakistani forces and tribal militias local Kashmiri offered resistance until arrival of Indian Armed forces and this highlighted the faith of ordinary Kashmiris in the concept and idea of India.It highlighted their belief in secular and diverse India.

 Then Operation Gibraltar 1965,which was code name given by Pakistani Army for pushing infiltrator into Kashmir valley in order to trigger uprising in Kashmir Valley in order to topple the Indian government.So,the alert Kashmiri youths alerted the Indian Army in time about the infiltrator even at the great risk of their life and safety.It was this early intelligence provided by local Kashmiris helped the Indian Armed forces to tackle the Pakistani threat and this is how operation Gibraltar of Pakistan eventually lead to conflict of 1965 war.

During 1947 war Indian Army managed to push back Pakistani forces and managed to retake large part of J&k and in order to resolve the conflict,India took the matter to UN and through this mediation a ceasefire agreement was worked out and the UN mandated both India and Pakistan to hold a plebiscite in order to allow the people of J&k to decide whether they want to join Pakistan,India or remain independent.Even though a ceasefire line was drawn up as mandated by UN,both countries failed to hold the plebiscite and blame for this lies with Pakistan because Pakistan started to altering the demography of Kashmir region in order to ensure if plebiscite ever happened elections would swing in favor of Pakistan.

See,for complete integration of Kashmir ,government has taken certain measures which will give the fruits after certain period of time.The revocation of article 370 will create lot of opportunity for the people of J&k but also for the people of ladakh as well.Now,the government is focusing on Kashmir's agriculture and is looking to promote interest of Kashmir's farmers by focusing on key crops such as Apple,Walnuts,Saffrons etc.The center is planning to give greater push to National Saffron mission which is a key spice which fetches a very high price both in Indian market as well as in International market and its value in international market has gone up after acquiring GI tag.The revocation of article 370 has completely helped to integrate Kashmir's Panchayat Raj institution with grass root democracy.The government is planning to come up with two AIIMS and 5 medical colleges.These steps will completely integrate Kashmir and their youths not only constitutionally but also emotionally as well.