Over last more than half a decade, I have gone through varied opinions and thought process revolving around the creation of a separate Homeland for Kashmiri Pandits. Among various arguments and discourse's some of which are for the creation of Homeland and some against it. Those who stand for the creation of separate Homeland for Pandits have based their argument over the repeated abysmal failure of compromises made by Kashmiri Hindus to accommodate with Kashmiri Muslims in one composite society, and those who stand against are either of the view that no genocide has taken place or brand it as sheer natural activity thereby of the opinion that Kashmiri Pandits should go back to Kashmir and start living in the same society.
However, I have come across a peculiar segment of Indian Nationalists who while acknowledging the genocide meted to the Kashmiri Hindus over last 7 centuries in Kashmir and the repeated compromises made by the community to uphold the Indian civilizational moorings in Kashmir under Islamic theo fascism, but are against the creation of Homeland for Pandits.
I believe the nationalists need to be answered and the discourse for creation of Homeland set in proper perspective. We are aware that Pandits are the aboriginals of Valley, however we have come to such a pass and cross road of history where the aboriginals have been reduced to a minuscule minority through perpetual genocide.
We are aware of the fact that there are around 6 million Muslims in Kashmir and majority of them due to their religious fanaticism donot want to be part of Indian state, though we are aware that their desire and aspiration is based on sectarian and religious lines which fails the principle of coexistence and religious tolerance combined with liberal though process which accommodates other opinions, but at the same time we cannot wish away their present claim over their land. They have numbers and need to be accommodated.
Thus along these lines, let the state of J&K be quadfurcated with a separate statehood for Jammu, a UT for Ladakh and one for Panun Kashmir, and let the fourth part accommodate all those who aspire to stay out of Indian State. I donot recommend seceding the fourth part from Indian state, let the Indian state continue to hold on to it as Pakistan is holding on to POK areas, like Mirpur, Sialkot, Gilgit, Baltistan.
This proposition will solve multiple issues as far as the state of J&K is concerned.
1. The current claim of separatists over the whole state will be nullified automatically thereby breaking the spine of secessionism which is arm twisting the Indian state over the accession of J&K with Indian dominion.
2. The other parts of this state which are currently under Kashmiri Muslim hegemony will receive justice in terms of development and a persistent threat of uncertain future will go away. Nationalists in these regions deserve it badly.
3. Since the problem area will be reduced to just the fourth portion left with separatist ideology, Indian state can concentrate better in terms of logistics involved in maintaining the region and various options can be exercised which hitherto have not been explored by Indian state considering the majority of nationalist populace in Jammu, Ladakh and KP's.
I know the nationalists might be disheartened with this proposition which I believe is a general sentiment of most of the Indians, however, I have one more proposition connect with this which if exercised with conviction by Indian state will lead to India acquiring more geographical area which will be more than the fourth portion as proposed above.
The fourth portion must be further clubbed with the rest of erstwhile J&K state which is under the control of Pakistan. If you look into the map this portion is almost equal if not more than the three portions of J&K, Jammu, Ladakh, Panun Kashmir. Indian can further claim portions of that area and pursue its legal right over it, however disputed it may be. Our military has the might to hold on to portions of that region.
However, I have come across a peculiar segment of Indian Nationalists who while acknowledging the genocide meted to the Kashmiri Hindus over last 7 centuries in Kashmir and the repeated compromises made by the community to uphold the Indian civilizational moorings in Kashmir under Islamic theo fascism, but are against the creation of Homeland for Pandits.
I believe the nationalists need to be answered and the discourse for creation of Homeland set in proper perspective. We are aware that Pandits are the aboriginals of Valley, however we have come to such a pass and cross road of history where the aboriginals have been reduced to a minuscule minority through perpetual genocide.
We are aware of the fact that there are around 6 million Muslims in Kashmir and majority of them due to their religious fanaticism donot want to be part of Indian state, though we are aware that their desire and aspiration is based on sectarian and religious lines which fails the principle of coexistence and religious tolerance combined with liberal though process which accommodates other opinions, but at the same time we cannot wish away their present claim over their land. They have numbers and need to be accommodated.
Thus along these lines, let the state of J&K be quadfurcated with a separate statehood for Jammu, a UT for Ladakh and one for Panun Kashmir, and let the fourth part accommodate all those who aspire to stay out of Indian State. I donot recommend seceding the fourth part from Indian state, let the Indian state continue to hold on to it as Pakistan is holding on to POK areas, like Mirpur, Sialkot, Gilgit, Baltistan.
This proposition will solve multiple issues as far as the state of J&K is concerned.
1. The current claim of separatists over the whole state will be nullified automatically thereby breaking the spine of secessionism which is arm twisting the Indian state over the accession of J&K with Indian dominion.
2. The other parts of this state which are currently under Kashmiri Muslim hegemony will receive justice in terms of development and a persistent threat of uncertain future will go away. Nationalists in these regions deserve it badly.
3. Since the problem area will be reduced to just the fourth portion left with separatist ideology, Indian state can concentrate better in terms of logistics involved in maintaining the region and various options can be exercised which hitherto have not been explored by Indian state considering the majority of nationalist populace in Jammu, Ladakh and KP's.
I know the nationalists might be disheartened with this proposition which I believe is a general sentiment of most of the Indians, however, I have one more proposition connect with this which if exercised with conviction by Indian state will lead to India acquiring more geographical area which will be more than the fourth portion as proposed above.
The fourth portion must be further clubbed with the rest of erstwhile J&K state which is under the control of Pakistan. If you look into the map this portion is almost equal if not more than the three portions of J&K, Jammu, Ladakh, Panun Kashmir. Indian can further claim portions of that area and pursue its legal right over it, however disputed it may be. Our military has the might to hold on to portions of that region.
