The UN, and every state ‘contracting’ with India (including Pakistan) are held in international law to have had the knowledge that the then GoI exceeded its powers under the said constitutional law by introducing wishes of the people to settle the question of accession of J&K to India, and, that too, in the absence of its sovereign ruler.
Forgotten in the clamour in India for restoration of status quo in Ladakh in the Western Sector along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) is a curious fact—that despite having attained Independence in 1947, India has till date not managed to pin down China to delineate the boundary between India and China. China, firmly in occupation of substantial territory claimed by both countries, is in no hurry to settle the boundary. After all, China stands to gain by having the boundary remain undemarcated at least till it is in a position to hammer India into a hard bargain that coincides with Chinese territorial, political and economic interests. That takes us to the question as to what should New Delhi do about it. Read More…
