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Letter to BS: The only way to get back PoK is to snatch it from Pakistan

Are we geared up for embarking on such a decisive move? It may be easier said than done even though our Army is capable of doing so

Dr S Jaishankar
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Dr S Jaishankar

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This refers to "India expects to gain control over Pak occupied Kashmir one day: Jaishankar" (September 18). While one tends to agree with the External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar's (pictured) well-meaning contention that Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) is part of India and New Delhi expects to have physical jurisdiction over it 'one' day, his added plea that henceforth talks with Pakistan would be only about 'PoK' and not on Kashmir, makes little sense.
 
Simply put, why talk to a rouge state if PoK is part of India? Moreover, will Pakistan so easily hand over this long yet forcibly held (since

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