kiddy's corner

1.          At the time of independence India was a loose association of states including those ruled by monarchs like Maharaja Hari Singh in Kashmir. Like other princely states e.g. Hyderabad and Junagarh, Kashmir was included into the union of India through an instrument of accession. The reasons and backgrounds for various monarchs opting to join India as a nation were varied including the one of military threat by Tribals backed by Pakistan Army in 1947 in Kashmir. As per constitution of India all states are integral part of the nation and therefore must follow the constitution in letter and spirit. Some concessions were granted through Article 370 to Jammu and Kashmir which do not dilute the fact that Kashmir is an integral part of India as a nation. 2.          Pakistan however has continued to forment trouble in Kashmir through direct and indirect actions. Part of its actions emerge from its own insecurities and part from urge to avenge humiliating defeats in 1947, 1965,