I did not liked it when Arundhati Roy said that “Kashmir needs freedom from India and India need freedom from Kashmir”, but the fact is that Kashmir has been a cause of problem for us since Independence. There are two ways of looking at the problem:
First, in medical terms amputation is a common phenomenon. It has been practiced since ages. If a body part cannot be cured, then it has to be removed so that it does not poison other parts of the body. We say that Kashmir is an Integral part of India. It is deceased and the government of India is trying to find a cure since 1947. 61 years have been passed and yet there is no sign of finding any cure in near future. The fact is that there may be no cure at all, mainly because of unwillingness to find the cure from both the sides. Religion and caste play a more important role in Indian politics than the welfare of people, state & country.
Second, remember movie Majboor in which Amitabh Bachchan suffers from a terminal brain tumor and doctor tell him that there is very less likelihood of operation to be successful, and he may die if the tumor is removed. The same is the case with us – and I am reiterating it – Kashmir is an Integral part of India. Separating it from the country is not the part of the solution. More importantly, if it is separated, than it may set a trend for others to follow – Today Kashmir, tomorrow North East, than some other state. And we will again find us in same situation as pre-Independence.
So what is the solution? Remove our neighbor from the map?
