INDIA’S LACK OF ACTION
AGAINST CHINA AT LADAKH SECTOR REVEALS A LEGITIMACY CRISIS AMONGST THE POPULACE
AND ITS OWN CONSCIOUS:
HABIB YOUSAFZAI, KASHMIR DIASPORA ALLIANCE
The Indian news media
has been disseminating the general message that since April 15, 2013, Chinese
troops have entered the Depsang Valley of Ladakh in the state of Jammu and
Kashmir. As a result, India has been building up a military presence a long
side the Northern borders with China. Ladakh is a part of Maqbooza Jammu and
Kashmir which is a disputed territory and known as Internationally Disputed
Area of Jammu and Kashmir (IDA:JK) by the UN. As such Indian armored forces
should not be stationed in IDA:JK as it is not their legal territory, or
neither is it an integral part of India as propagated by the Indian news media.
India although presenting an image that it is the world’s largest democratic
state more closely resembles that of a rogue state. It is a country which has
not kept friendly relations with nations in its periphery such as Nepal,
Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Sikkim, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka.
It is a historical fact
that soon after receiving its freedom from the British, India merged the Sikh Homeland
of Punjab Khalistan without any plebiscite or referendum from the Sikh
populace. India also forcefully occupied Manwadar, Junaghar, Hyderabad, and
42,000 square miles of the state of Jammu and Kashmir which is referred as a
disputed territory as mentioned above. Although the Indian news media has been
utilizing government supported propaganda in order to present the region as its
“integral territory”; its actions in the recent events which have developed
show otherwise. The Indian state knows full well that it holds no legitimacy in
all of its occupied territories, including Ladakh, and as such has designated
these developments as a “regional issue”. In reality, this legitimacy crisis
amongst the populace and India’s own conscious has been a fundamental barrier
for it to utilize diplomatic measures, let alone more aggressive military
measures.
The People’s Republic of China
is the only great power which supports the legitimate right of
self-determination of the Kashmiri people and as such it is no surprise that
they are avid supporters of Pakistan’s cause in Kashmir. Therefore, we the
Kashmiris want to make it clear to the Indian government that their war mongering
will not be allowed and no passage can be deemed as legitimate for usage by both
the Indian Armed Personnel and its military logistics through the disputed
territory to fight with the Chinese. The Indian government has been
aggressively mobilizing and propagating a media spectacle to mobilize the local
population in Ladakh. However, given that this region is a disputed area, India
has long been oppressing the local populace and has refused the right of
self-determination, and is a part of a broader occupied area of Jammu and
Kashmir belonging to Pakistan; the propaganda is falling on deaf ears.
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