The Kashmir Issue between India and Pakistan: Political, Strategic, and Humanitarian Dimensions

Abstract

The Kashmir dispute, which has been pitting India and Pakistan, has been one of the longest but most complex territorial disputes in the South Asian region. Kashmir has been pointed out as one of the basic pivots of enmity, which has resulted in several wars, as well as several cases of armed conflict, between the two nations since the partition of British India in 1947. The Kashmir dispute has evolved from being an interstate dispute to an identity in terms of leverage and human security, and has finally developed into an embodiment of a supportive conflict situation. The Kashmir dispute could persist as it does, thanks to resolute national discourses, as well as the power dynamics in the region, and the ineffectiveness of international efforts aimed at developing long-lasting solutions. Within the in-depth historical context of this research, this study shall explore several reasons behind the inefficacy of previous efforts at developing solutions to the Kashmir dispute through the use of qualitative modes of analysis, which are reliant upon secondary research materials and informed by several strategic aspects such as aspects of military power dynamics, as well as hydrological aspects, as well as human aspects, which include the Kashmiri.