Some kind of settlement in Kashmir is crucial for both India and Pakistan. It's also tearing India apart with horrible atrocities in the region which is controlled by Indian armed forces. This is feeding right back into society even in the domain of elementary civil rights.
Nobody in the Indian subcontinent has suffered or struggled more than Kashmiris.
Without resolving Kashmir dispute, lasting peace cannot be maintained in the region.
As a historical legacy, the Kashmir conflict has been an outstanding issue for more than half a century.
I have been to Kargil, and I have seen the tragedy that both the Indians and the Pakistanis faced.
I'm not an expert on India-Pakistan relations, but, Pakistan is big enough without Kashmir and India too is big enough without Kashmir.
Kashmir, the 86,000-square-mile region in India's north, both is and isn't the India of the popular imagination.
The Kashmir problem is a very old one and has been a major challenge for all governments.
I will take back Kashmir, all of it, and I will not leave behind a single inch of it because, like the other provinces, it belongs to Pakistan.
I respect the Indian government for the fact that there are no settlements in Kashmir.
Kashmir aligned with India under certain conditions. Article 35A is part and parcel of this relationship.
The Kargil war will be an issue that will hurt the BJP.
I will share a personal experience: my father was posted in Jammu & Kashmir during the Kargil war. I remember my mom sitting in front of television throughout the day reading tickers which had name of the martyrs.
