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“Under the Delhi Agreement of 1952, the state was given complete internal autonomy. The Delhi agreement was decided between Sheikh Mohammad Abdullah and the Government of India, in the same agreement, Article 370 was brought into existence and it was included in the Indian Constitution. The creator of Marza Muhammad Afzal Begi was under Article 370, the state had its own separate flag, its own court, its own high court, its election commission, etc. But Khawaja Ghulam Mohammad Sadiq, late in 1964, to weaken Article 370 The positions of the Prime Minister and President of the state were changed to the positions of Chief Minister and Governor respectively Central laws were implemented Supreme Court of India and Election Commission of India's jurisdiction was extended up to the limits of Jammu and Kashmir!!!”

“A brief look back in history makes it evident that Jammu and Kashmir’s oppression and colonial exploitation started long before the formation of modern India. Ever since its annexation by the Mughal empire in 1589 AD, Kashmir has never been ruled by Jammu and Kashmir themselves. After the Mughals, the region was ruled by the Afghans (1753-1819), Sikhs (1819-46), and the Dogras (1846-1947) until the Indian and Pakistani states took over.”

“New Delhi has historically swung from promising Kashmiris a referendum that allows them to exercise the right to self-determination, to the idea of integrating Kashmir fully into the Indian Union by any means necessary. Today, conditions in the state suggest that any attempt to abrogate Article 370 may actually worsen the conflict in Kashmir and prove counter-productive to any attempt at “full integration”.”

“If someone enters your house and makes you hostage, captures all your belongings and makes all the decision related to your house, what will you think about this infiltrator? The same are the feelings of Kashmiris about India. India entered Kashmir on the request of Maharaja who wanted to save his own hegemony. But the people of Kashmiri wanted the right to determine their own future. India also accepted this right before the United Nations and now refusing to grant this right to Kashmiris, so how can Kashmiris be happy with India?”

“The UN's current role in Kashmir is primarily diplomatic and human rights-focused, with a small military observer group still monitoring the ceasefire line, though its authority is limited. The UN has become more vocal on human rights issues, with the Secretary-General expressing concern over India's actions and recent reports documenting abuses. Historically, the UN mediated ceasefires and passed resolutions supporting a plebiscite to determine Kashmir's final status, though these have not been implemented.”

“If Kashmir does not belong to any member state of the United Nations, then the claim that ‘Kashmir is an integral part of India’ does not stand. And if ‘Kashmir is not an integral part of India’ then Kashmiris cannot be called separatist or secessionist. Because Kashmir cannot secede from a country – like India – to which it has never acceded to in the first place.”