AAMIR GHADAI

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AASHISH HANDE
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ADITYA DESHMUKH
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AKSHAY SALUNKHE
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 KASHMIR

KA SHIMEER
(The water) A(to desiccate)

“So the word Kashmir implies land desiccated from

water”
 CHINA
AKSAI-CHIN

PAKISTAN
AZAD KASHMIR ,
NORTHERN
AREAS OF GILGIT
AND BALTISTAN
 HISTORY OF KASHMIR
 Ruled by Maharaja Hari Singh.
 1947, option of joining India or Pakistan or remaining
independent.
 Choice of independence.
 Invasion of Pakistani tribesmen in 1947.
 Hari Singh appeals to India for help.
 India refusal to help, unless he acceded to India.
 “Instrument of Accession” signed on Oct 26, 1947.
 Event triggers the first India-Pakistan war.
 DISPUTED TERRITORY
 India approaches UN to end territorial dispute.
 UN agrees to India's demand, tells Pakistan to
withdraw forces from Jammu & Kashmir.
 The UN tell people of Kashmir to join either India or
Pakistan through a process called “referendum or
plebiscite”.
 Due to its unresolved nature regarded as a “Disputed
Territory”.
 Several UN resolution calling India or Pakistan to
allow a UN administered plebiscite
VOILENCE CONTINUES IN KASHMIR
 Pakistan does not accept Kashmir as a part of India.

 Pakistan is trying to keep the violence alive in

Kashmir.

 And the people who suffer are the people of Jammu

& Kashmir.
 CURRENT ISSUES
 100 lives claimed in the last three months.
 Schools and colleges remain closed.
 People and children are killed.
 Shopian rape and murder in 2009.
 Armed Force Special Power Act(AFSPA).
 People killed and young boys arrested.
 Nine year old boy killed in the district of Sapore by
CRPF men.
 DEMAND BY KASHMIRIS
 Withdrawal of security forces from Jammu and
Kashmir.

 Restoration of autonomy.

 Withdrawal of the “Armed force special power act”.

 INITIATIVES TAKEN BY INDIAN
GOVERNMENT
 An all-party delegation sent to Kashmir to meet the
leaders and to know reason for unrest.

 An 8 point initiative is put forward by the

government of India.
 8 POINT INITIATIVE
 Group of interlocutors appointed to hold meeting
with all sections of society.
 State government would be advised to release all
student and youth arrested in stone pelting.
 Review the public safety act and to withdraw
detention in appropriate cases.
 Ex-gratia relief of 5 lakhs to be granted to families.
 Cont………….

 Review the deployment of security forces and the

notification of the area as disturbed areas.
 Appointment of special task forces for Ladakh and
Jammu to examine development in these areas.
 State government requested to reopen all schools,
colleges and universities and to take special classes if
necessary, to ensure exams to be conducted for the year.
 Grant of Rs 100 crores for development of school
colleges and infrastructure.