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- Title
Struggle for Legitimacy and Escalating Human Rights Violations in Indian-held Kashmir: A Study of Modi Years.
- Authors
Ahmad, Muhammad
- Abstract
The special status of Indian Occupied Kashmir has been abolished after the Bhartiya Janta Party's (BJP) government revoked Article 370 of the Constitution in 2019. The bilateral relations between India and Pakistan are marred by the Kashmir issue. Since independence, Kashmiris have been denied basic human rights including the right to choose and the right to life. India has pursued hard-lined policies to suppress Kashmiris' right to self-determination. The central argument of this paper is that Indian government has been trying to legitimize its occupation of Kashmir. In pursuit of this, it has been suppressing the voices of Kashmiris and committing human rights violations. The research investigates how Indian actions following the abrogation of Article 370 have led to grave human rights abuses in Kashmir. The study has adopted qualitative approach and used various reports and published literature on the matter. The issue has been analyzed from the lens of realism, constructivism, and balance of power theory. India has been using excessive military might and tactics like changing the demographics of the region to stabilize and legitimize its rule. It is the time when the international community should take notice of Indian belligerence and abuse of the internationally accepted Convention of 1990, the Covenant of 1966, and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1948. The United Nations must intervene to stop the illtreatment of the Kashmiri people, who have been the victims of Indian defiance for decades.
- Subjects
PAKISTAN; INDIA; HUMAN rights violations; CHOICE (Psychology); HUMAN rights; RIGHT to life (International law); AUTONOMY (Philosophy); KASHMIR conflict (India &; Pakistan); MILITARY tactics; BALANCE of power; REALISM
- Publication
Pakistan Vision, 2023, Vol 24, Issue 2, p89
- ISSN
1681-5742
- Publication type
Article