NEW DELHI: United States is interested in establishing an independent Kashmir state to enable it to have a foothold in the Valley to influence events in India and Pakistan and pose a direct threat to Tibet Says an Indian defence expert. In view of this they may prefer to leave the present status of Pakistan Occupied Kashmir (Pak) and Jammu undisturbed and manoeuvres to get a foothold in the Kashmir Valley and parts of Ladakh Maj. Gen. (Retd.) Afsir Karim heading the Indian defence reviews research team said
The team further observed that American lobbyists and agents had been propagating an independent Kashmir and not independent Jammu and Kashmir.
Their visiting professors lobbying in India have been able 16 create an opinion for an autonomous Kashmir among some government officials journalists intellectuals said senior retired service officers the team said.
This report entitled Kashmir the troubled frontiers cautions that the great game which the British played: in the 19th century has been revived Mow by the U.S. administration.
It is Possible that the United States Eventually advocates the idea of regional plebiscite under the existing governments for all other except the Kashmir Valley according to the team of defence experts Presently the questions of human fights and NPT are being raised to Pressurized India to soften its stand on Kashmir Pakistan’s minimum demand is a merger of the state with Pakistan which according to their Perceptions is the unfinished business of partition.
However hidden behind these empty platitudes the experts said was a policy of expansion to increase its Strategic depth and gain a position of advantage in the sub-continent the ACXL step the report states would be to pose internal as well as military threats to Punjab from this direction.
AS regarding the three regions of Jammu Ladakh and Kashmir the defence experts have advised the declaring of the Kashmir division as a union territory while retaining the present status of Jammu and Ladakh.
The report notes with concern the effort to reinstall Farooq Abdullah. A similar mistake was committed by the eggs in Sheikh Abdullah’s basket by placing too much trust in Sheikh Abdullah India had failed to make contact with the people. We should stop giving undue importance to the Valley and its political leaders. High Central assistance plus selected leaders plus high corruption equals to discontentment plus poverty plus Alienation the reports warns
The report advocates confronting Pakistan with tough options to deter it from export chaos to India.
We can raise the ante by starting counter-movements in Sindh and Baluchistan even Pok the experts Sty adding besides this a very strong military threat should be posed to Pakistan with the aim to break down its political will to pose a threat to India.
Article extracted from this publication >> May 20, 1994
