Do you know even A, B & C of Kashmir dispute at all ?
It is NOT a HOSTAGE of Indian Muslims & vice versa. Both are TOTALLY DIFFERENT things.
Kashmir was a Princely Ruled State, NOT directly under full control of British Govt like other similar 564 states too likr Hyderabad, Junagarh & others too.
Kashmir had a hereditary Hindu ruler Hari Singh in 1947(whose rulership actually ended on 15 th March, 1946 but he imposed self proclaimed extension on the state illegally).
Kashmir had Muslim majority & a Hindu ruler.
Junagarh & Hyderabad had Hindu majorities & Muslim rulers.
Ruler of Junagarh wanted to accede Junagarh with Pakistan & ruler(Nizam) of Hyderabad wanted to make his state INDEPENDENT, both irrespective of wishes of people of their states. Kashmir's ruler wanted to accede to India, irrespective of state's people's wishes(82 % Muslims).
Muslim rulers of Junagarh & Hyderabad were strongly opposed by Indian leaders including Nehru & Patel too that they MUST honour people's verdict as per democratic principles. That was welcomed by Liaqat Ali Khan, then pm of Pakistan too.
Indian army entered & captured Junagarh by military force in defiance against ruler's wishes & justified that too. Same thing she did in Hyderabad later too.
But when Hari Singh, ruler of Kashmir decided accession of Kashmir to India, on 27 th October, 1947, AGAINST people's democrated wishes, all Indian leaders supported him saying HE ONLY had right to decide the accession(irrespective of people's wishes).
All 3 BILATERAL NEGOTIATIONS failed between the prime ministers of the two nations, last one held in Delhi on 22 nd December, 1947.
At the moment WINTER SEASON set in from Nov. 1947 beginning, closing all paths , routes by thick & heavy snow ending Kashmir War till April 1948, starting from 17 th October, 1947, by landing of Patiala Sikh Infantry Division of India on Srinagar airport at Badgam. That division was eliminated by local Muslim militia called Azad Fauj.
Desperate India went to UNSC on 31 st December, 1947, after getting a threatening telegram from Pakistan that she would go to UNSC.
In a 40 hour speech , Pakistani extraordinary jurist Sir Mohammed Zafarullah Khan, as a response to Indian speech of 45 minutes, DEMOLISHED all Indian allegations& CLAIMS on the state logically, with records, Indian press reports, Indian leaders' recorded statements, log books, British Govt records, British Press & Mountbatten's & Auchenlech's(joint army chief's) statements. He exposed many contradictions in Indian draft claiming Kashmir.
UNSC passed many resolutions on Kashmir declaring the state to be DISPUTED till a FREE & FAIR PLEBISCITE , UNDER UNSC AUSPICES is held by asking people DIRECTLY. Neither Indian nor Pakistani govt was given any right to use establishment & army to do anything in the state all those things were to be VACATED before plebiscite. India DID NOT CO-OPERATE with UNSC for solution of the problem & b coz of that it is still pending. Pakistan was all the time ready & in hurry for holding PLEBISCITE which was NEVER held b coz India did not like that armies of both nations SIMULTANEOUSLY withdrawn from the state(areas captured by Indian & Pak troops). Nehru wanted that first entire Pak army is with drawn, a few week time gap is given & AFTER THAT ONLY, India will START withdrawing her army from the state but Indian govt machinary WILL NOT vacate the sate & hold plebiscite INSTEAD of UNSC administrators. Was that stand HONEST, JUST & LOGICAL giving FREE & FAIR results ? Didn't Nehru want RIGGED PLEBISCITE(as UN representative Sir Owen Dixon wrote in his report as back as 1951), talking like Shaikh Chilli or a school child ? That is the problem with that UNJUST Indian stand till now.
Kashmir issue is alive b coz
INDIA IS NOT HONEST & STILL NOT CO-OPERATING FOR SOLUTION AT ALL
by helping UNSC implementing Plebiscite Resolutions.
Nowhere Indian Muslims come in the picture who are simplest, most innocent & hardest working people of the subcontinent.