Till this day, the overwhelming
majority of India’s citizens are ill-informed about the legal status of the State of Jammu & Kashmir (inclusive of PoK), i.e. whether it is legally a part of India or whether it is disputed territory. If asked, they
tend to ASSUME that it is disputed territory. However, a careful reading of the
UN Security Council Resolution 47 (1948) submitted jointly by the Representatives
for Belgium, Canada, Republic of China, Colombia, the United Kingdom and United
States of America and adopted by the Security Council at its 286th
meeting held on April 21, 1948 (Document No. 5/726, dated the 21st April,
1948), followed by a detailed account of how the Ceasefire Agreement was
negotiated and finally inked on July 28, 1949, all prove beyond any reasonable
doubt that it is Pakistan that has consistently shied away from implementing
the UNSC’s Reolution 47.
Reproduced below is the
first-hand detailed account of the entire negotiating process and the
benchmarks that were used for drafting the temporary ceasefire agreement. This
should, once and for all, clear any doubts that anyone harbours about the legal
status of undivided Jammu & Kashmir.
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