THE REVOCATION OF ARTICLES 370 AND 35A IN THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA AND PAKISTAN’S RESPONSE
Keywords:
IOK Kashmir, UN Resolutions, Human Rights, Constitution, Articles 370/35A, Foreign policy, Pakistan, IndiaAbstract
On August 5, 2019, the Indian parliament revoked Kashmir's special temporary status granted to it under articles 370 and 35A of the Indian Constitution. These clauses gave the state some sovereignty, permitting Indian-Occupied Kashmir to make its own laws, choose its own flag, and adopt its own constitution. The action was a violation of UN’s resolutions and right to self-determination. Pakistan used all its resources to record protest against this decision at national and international forums. India is claiming that it is his international issue. Kashmir is a bone of contention between Pakistan and India from last seventy-six years. India is ruining basic human rights in Kashmir. Pakistan didn’t get much success to produce authentic literature and put his point of view at global level, this work addresses the area. The aims and objectives of Indian government behind the revoking are also discussed. The effectiveness and suggestions of Pakistan’s foreign policies towards Kashmir are included. This research work analyzes the UN resolutions on the Kashmir conflict, the cruel step of the Indian Government in revoking articles 370 and 35A, and the steps taken by Pakistan to counter the crushing of the UN resolution. The primary data obtained from twenty experts of the researched area, the data analyzed through content analysis technique and presented in descriptive form. The results shows that the future of Kashmiris nation is at risk, the aim of India is to bring demographic changes, war is not a solution to the conflict, the role of international organizations is important, diplomatic channels can help to resolve the conflict and the steps taken by Pakistan after revoking were effective but need to keep those sustain.
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