Indian malafide intentions & Pakistan's Kashmir strategy.

Kashmir has been a contentious subject between India and Pakistan since they gained independence in 1947. In a quest to govern the disputed land, which is divided between the two nations, they have engaged in several wars.

However, in August 2019, the Modi administration unilaterally intervened against the territory, removing its long-standing autonomy, and dividing it into two regions under the jurisdiction of the central government to make up for a promise it had made to its rightwing constituency. The government of the territory was dissolved, local politicians were detained, and the longest internet blackout in history i.e about 18 months was enacted. All these events involved the deployment of thousands of troops into the occupied territory.

Kashmir has long been the target of malicious Indian government plans. Modi asserted that normality has returned to Kashmir after rescinding Article 370. On October 10, 2022, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi claimed that he had been successful in settling the Kashmir dispute while speaking at a rally in Gujarat's Anand district. His comment about the 'settled Kashmir problem' demonstrates how ignorant the Indian leadership is of the ground realities.

Pakistan, on the other hand, categorically rejected the claims made by Modi and said that the Indian leadership must fulfill its obligations to Kashmiris and the international community by ensuring that the people of Kashmir are granted their unalienable right to self-determination rather than making irrational claims that the conflict has been resolved unilaterally.

Rajnath Singh, the Indian Defensc Minister, expressed his desire for Gilgit-Baltistan to become a part of India at an event in Budgam on October 27, 2022, hoping to finish the mission the Modi administration started by annexing occupied Kashmir in August 2019. However, Pakistan's Foreign Office denounced it as an unwarranted and inappropriate statement.

In November, the commander of the Northern Army, Lt. Gen. Upendra Dwivedi, declared that the Indian Army was prepared to carry out instructions like reclaiming Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. Moreover, he asserted that the Indian Army is prepared to obey any directives issued by the Indian government.

Inter Services Public Relations (ISPR) denied the Indian Army's 'fallacious claims' of annexing Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Also, the high-ranking Indian army officer's unjustified comment is a perfect example of the deluded thinking of the Indian...

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