Open AccessSolutions to the Conflict in Kashmir
Author(s) -
Nikolis Kurr
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
international researchscape journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2372-1774
DOI - 10.25035/irj.03.01.05
Subject(s) - politics , conflict resolution , partition (number theory) , autonomy , political science , corporate governance , order (exchange) , political economy , development economics , geography , law , sociology , economics , mathematics , management , finance , combinatorics
This policy paper investigates the conflict between India and Pakistan over the region of Kashmir in order to weigh whether a political rather than military resolution can be found. Various proposals to resolve the conflict are examined and evaluated. On the one hand, the possibility of Kashmir’s autonomy is considered; on the other, the solution of joint governance or, as a third option, formal partition of Kashmir in an Indian and Pakistani territory are explored. The importance of resuming political talks between India and Pakistan represents a primary first goal in order to make any resolution possible.