The Simmering Fault Line of South Asia: Kashmir Problem

Abstract

Conflict is ubiquitous. In the contemporary world of dependency and interdependency, we must live with it. Competition, cooperation, and conflict will remain essential components of regional and global emerging order. Confronted with such an emerging world, where does Pakistan stand on the issue of Kashmir? This paper first examines the historical perspective of the Kashmir dispute and the annulment of Articles 370 and 35A of the Indian constitution. Then, it moves on to examine the Musharraf formula to resolve what appears to be the never-ending conflict in Kashmir. Through the third-party intervention model to examine the possibility of resolving the conflict.