Saturday, April 11, 2009
Demilitarising Kashmir
Whether the once autonomous region of Kashmir gains independence or not, the non-violent strategy employed by the Muslim state signals a possibility of peaceful coexistence with both Pakistan and India. Key to that possibility, say the Kashmiris, is the demilitarisation of the region, a topic Kashmir's ambassadors are now taking up with the US and the EU. Despite the rocky relationship with the UN, most Kashmiris now support an internationally-brokered end to sixty years of occupation.
