velu Posted April 18, 2015 Posted April 18, 2015 Senge Hasnan Sering — activist and president of the Institute for Gilgit Baltistan Studies (IGBS) demanded that India intervene in the violation of human rights in PoK and open the Kargil border to ensure that divided families meet their ancestors in India. The IGBS is headquartered out of Washington D.C. and works for the betterment of the people of Gilgit Baltistan located in Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK). Mr Sering is in the city to deliver lectures at IIT Powai and other educational institutes. Speaking to The Asian Age on Thursday Mr Sering said that if the Indian government did not insist on making the Line of Control (LoC) with Pakistan permanent, the people would be in favour of becoming part of India and not Pakistan. “There is a feeling in Gilgit Baltistan that the region should get the status of an independent country. In an indirect way, India is responsible for this feeling. We want to be a part of India but the Indian government is considering making the LoC an international border,†said Mr Sering is it because sunni/shia factor ?? :hmmm: multiple src https://www.ibcworldnews.com/2015/04/18/gilgit-baltistan-wants-to-join-india-and-break-away-from-pak/
amiret Posted April 18, 2015 Posted April 18, 2015 Well why does the indian govt want to make the LoC permanent ? Shouldn't india be staking claim to 55-60% of Kashmir ( including Gilgit-balitstan) that was lost to pak ?
Tiger80 Posted April 18, 2015 Posted April 18, 2015 Well why does the indian govt want to make the LoC permanent ? Shouldn't india be staking claim to 55-60% of Kashmir ( including Gilgit-balitstan) that was lost to pak ? Do you think without war India or Pakistan will give an inch of land to each other?
vipin Posted April 18, 2015 Posted April 18, 2015 I don't think it is going to possible to exchange land. People may be allowed to move around and probably settle wherever they want.
BeautifulGame Posted April 18, 2015 Posted April 18, 2015 Well why does the indian govt want to make the LoC permanent ? Shouldn't india be staking claim to 55-60% of Kashmir ( including Gilgit-balitstan) that was lost to pak ? Where have we officially claimed we want LOC as international border?
Number Posted April 19, 2015 Posted April 19, 2015 I don't think its Shia dominated place anymore. There are some horrific stories of Shia population being wiped out by militants backed by Pakistani army generals. Should have always been Gilgit Blatistan with India and Valley with Pakistan but at that time, since Jinnah himself was a Shia such things couldn't work.
Shivaji bhonsle Posted April 19, 2015 Posted April 19, 2015 Well why does the indian govt want to make the LoC permanent ? Shouldn't india be staking claim to 55-60% of Kashmir ( including Gilgit-balitstan) that was lost to pak ? We never lost anything to Pakistan. Get your facts right.
Raghav_12 Posted April 19, 2015 Posted April 19, 2015 We never lost anything to Pakistan. Get your facts right. Some nuances of English language are lost to you.
Shivaji bhonsle Posted April 19, 2015 Posted April 19, 2015 Some nuances of English language are lost to you. Ehh?
Raghav_12 Posted April 19, 2015 Posted April 19, 2015 Ehh? I don't think he meant that India has lost those parts to Pakistan in War. He used that word as saying something like some part of indian heritage was lost to Pakistan because of partition. Here it is not implied that India lost that part in a war.
youngindia Posted April 19, 2015 Posted April 19, 2015 The northern areas was lost to gilgist scoust and allied chitral forces after a rebellion. The northern areas and pok were lost by state forces to rebels and tribal invaders. neither india or pkaistan were in the know regarding the rebellion it was because of a revolt organized by major brown and colonel mathieson, the commander of gilgit scouts and also rebellion by chitral forces.it was a stroke of immense luck for Pakistan. brown's widow received the Sitara-i-Pakistan as a posthumous recognition by Pakistan in 1993 There are many mountains above 7000 ft in the north and also on Srinagar-uri axis.that's the main impediment against guerrilla forces. Not enough indian forces could be sent to the north because of high mountains and steep cliffs. there were around 8 24000 ft peaks within 65 miles of gilgit The gilgit scouts advanced down south to skardu guarded by Kashmir state forces and skardu hold out for around 6 months. 2 indian battalions sent to relieve skardu were ambushed on the kargil-dras road. Then the scouts captured kargil and advanced towards leh. Now the scouts were fast approaching open territory where indian army can operate with full effect and indian army started gaining strength near kargil with induction of 1 patiala. now the indian army started pushing the gilgit scouts and allied Pakistan forces back out of kargil and dras. The highlight was the capture of the zojila pass where tanks were deployed st such heights for the first time in the world. it was carried out by thimmayya perhaps the most respected general in the indian army. further operations up north would be over hostile terrain,time consuming and costly.
youngindia Posted April 19, 2015 Posted April 19, 2015 Well why does the indian govt want to make the LoC permanent Population profile and events. 1.The most fertile and populous regions in j and k were in indian hands 2. the prized land,kashmir valley, was in indian hands 3. hindu and Buddhist areas were in indian hands 4. india was relying on sheikh Abdullah who like most Kashmir politcians was fixated towards the valley In areas like mirpur and bhimber, they speak dialects related to Punjabi and vulnerable to Punjabi influence. they are a potential anti india population .Abdullah can handle valley affairs for us In the northern areas, its a very hostile terrain and Pakistan also got enthusiastic support at that time.
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