Kashmir policy, at cross-purposes

By not engaging with those who condemn its actions, India is unwittingly putting Kashmir on the global stage

India has reversed its long-held and multiparty position that Kashmir not be internationalised and that the world be kept out of our internal affairs. This much is clear and visible, given the triggering of global interest in condemning our recent actions. What is unclear is whether this is deliberate and thought through. We will examine that another time.

First, let’s consider in what ways the issues of Kashmir and of citizenship stand internationalised.  On December 6, a US Congresswoman of Indian origin, Pramila Jayapal, moved resolution 745 in the House of Representatives. It was titled “Urging the Republic of India to