IT IS NOT JUST KASHMIR, IT IS PAKISTAN
Keywords:
Jammu and Kashmir, Occupation, Colonisation, International Law, World Reaction, Pakistan’s Reaction, Appeasement, Hindutva, Nuclear War, Diaspora, Pakistan’s Policy ResetAbstract
The Indian Government’s unlawful steps on August 5, 2019 to reoccupy, bifurcate, annex
and colonise the Indian Occupied Jammu and Kashmir (IOJK), have been rejected by the
state’s people and excoriated by the international community. A punitive security
lockdown has exacerbated human rights crisis in IOJK. India’s threats and brinkmanship
have pushed the region to the brink of a nuclear war. Pakistan reacted vigorously at the
national and international levels. In pursuance of its fascist Hindutva doctrine, the BJP
has threatened to “retake” Azad Kashmir, attack and disintegrate Pakistan and persecute
India’s Muslim population. In view of the situation, Pakistan faces a new challenge and
opportunity to defend the rights of the people of the IOJK and find a just solution of the
Kashmir dispute. It is also an opportune time for Pakistan to redesign its strategic
parameters to safeguard its own sovereignty and territorial integrity and emerge as a
leading military and economic power in the region and beyond.
