Pakistan emphasizes that talks between them and India must
be maintained to not only solve the issues in Kashmir but for the development
of the entire South Asia region. However, this was followed by a request to
bring in a third party to form the trilateral talks with parties representing
Pakistan, India and the people of Kashmir.
Pakistan has said that the Kashmiri people will be the most
affected by the outcome of the talks and therefore need to be privy to the
talks themselves. This statement has largely been supported by the Kashmiri
people and has shifted the baton of power towards Pakistan in the minds of the
people.
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| Source: dnaindia.com |
India has no concrete statement regarding this issue and
this has left a taste of uncertainty in Kashmir. The Kashmiris who support India now wonder
whether they made the right choice as it makes sense to involve the Kashmir
people in the talks. Since Kashmir welfare is the top priority, people believe
that India should let a third party join the talks and ensure that the
discussions are steered in the right direction.
One of the reasons India could be forestalling is because
this could mean complicating and undermining the position that India is
in. It is widely believed that India was
on the verge of completing the talks that provide India a favorable
outcome. Pakistan, seeing no way out,
decided that involving a third party would not only prolong the talks but
change the entire dynamics of it, effectively starting the talks afresh.
This would hinder the welfare and growth that Kashmir is
currently experiencing and also prolong any legislation that the people are
waiting for as the presence of these talks would provide obstacles to the
smooth functioning and development of Kashmir.
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