RE: On Kashmir solution..

[Yesovardh <Yesovardh_K1@verifone.com>]

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Your comment:
> It is still my view that Article 370 has a particular purpose

What purpose does it have any more? I think, even during Nehru's
time, it was a pretty misplaced proposal. It could have served
only to calm the fears of the UN General Assembly. I believe
it was only a gratuitous concession. Nobody was helped by it.

> To do away with Article 370 would exacerbate the conflict in the valley.

  I don't see how the conflict would be 'exacerbated' any more than it
  already is. In any case, it should be a matter of principle. India should
  be willing to face conflict than discriminate among its citizens.

> it would be catastrophic to do so any time in the future.

  We can hardly remove it from our past! :-) I think words like 'catastrophic'
  are really unwarranted. Article 370 would bring progress to Kashmir. I think
  most of its politicians and vested interests would certainly find progress
  catastrophic.


> -----Original Message-----
> From:	ramachan [SMTP:ramachan@grinnell.edu]
> Sent:	Friday, March 31, 2000 2:20 PM
> To:	debate@indiapolicy.org
> Subject:	RE: On Kashmir solution..
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> If I'm not mistaken, Article 370 was instituted with the express purpose
for
> addressing the Kashmir mess in the 50s. To create a situation where
Kashmir's
> accession could have some sort of popular base (in Kashmir), Article 370
> allowed "partial autonomy".
>
> It is still my view that Article 370 has a particular purpose, even today,
> and
> while the ultimate goal (as desired by Nehru too) may be to remove it, it
> would be catastrophic to do so any time in the future. To do away with
> Article
> 370 would exacerbate the conflict in the valley.
>
> Kartik Ramachandran
>
>
>
> >I have been hearing debates about Article 370 from last so many years,
> >whomsoever person I spoke with or heard (regardless of religion) seems to
> >advocate that Article 370 should be removed from the constitution. However
> >one thing I fail to understand is if all these people were advocating
> >scrapping of this Article then why it has not happened yet. On the national
> >level BJP seemed to be the only party raising this issue, I never heard
> >about any other party having any concrete policy towards this issue. Would
> >anybody care to explain why all other major poitical parties in our country
> >do not want to scrap/amend Article 370.
> >
> >Manish
> >
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