Kashmir Dispute Quotes

“Hence it was not the circumstances of Pakistan’s birth, as some scholars have argued, that locked the newly independent Indian state and the new-born Pakistani State in a confrontational mode, but rather it was the unresolved issue of Jammu and Kashmir.”
― Nasim Zehra, From Kargil to the Coup: Events that Shook Pakistan

“India’s hard line approach towards Kashmir coupled with the elimination of our political mainstream is creating fertile grounds for radicalisation where the azaadi sentiment is stronger than ever.”
― UNO-Kashmir sispute

“Kashmir's silence should not be taken as peace”
― Kashmir silence

“G20 attempts to cover up the unfavorable situation in Kashmir.”
― Kashmir dispute-G20

“India’s ruling pro-hindu militant Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) used the the disputed Kashmir crisis to project Modi as a strong leader against Pakistan — capitalizing on this opportunity ahead of India’s general election, which takes place from April 11 to May 19. Recent surveys suggest Modi and his party have profited from heightened nationalist sentiment with a modest but visible bump in popularity.”
― Kashmir-Article-370

“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.”
― Jammu and Kashmir for JK's

“The American president is actually a sales manager who sells arms to countries by threatening each other.”
― American president and arms business

“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”.”
― Kashmir-India relations .......

“People keep talking about Article 370 being a temporary provision. It was temporary because a plebiscite had to decide which dominion disputed state of Jammu and Kashmir would join. That plebiscite never happened. India has played its games and it continues to play its games.”
― A-370 and Kashmir dispute

“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!!!”
― New Delhi Agrement-Kashmir dispute

“Kashmir is far from hunky dory as painted by the centre for Indian's.”
― Kashmir united for freedom

“When Indian military occupation and martial law last for more than 70 years with no end in sight, one has to suspect that things are not going well.”
― Indian Army

“Kashmir is an integral part of my feelings, it is close to my heart region. Gulzar”
― Gulzar in Kashmir

“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?”
― Kashmir dispute-UNSC

“India, in my opinion, is the only country in the world which actually takes revenge for being beaten by Pakistan by spending money on making films in its own country.”
― India-Pakistan