Would the Kashmir problem not exist if Jawaharlal Nehru had not taken it to the United Nations? Could the problem have been resolved — in our favour — in Simla? These are two questions that do not seem to go away and so must have something to them. There is a recent angle to them and we’ll come to that in a bit.
Jawaharlal Nehru went to the UN after the attack by Pakistani irregulars (usually referred to as tribals), encouraged and armed by the Pakistani State under approval of Jinnah himself.
The UN Security Council took up the issue
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