External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar’s recent statement at Chatham House in London that the Kashmir issue is more or less resolved, with the only remaining task being for Pakistan to return the occupied territory, was nothing more than a reiteration of India’s long-standing position.

New Delhi has never accepted the illegal manner in which Pakistan-backed tribal invaders stormed into Jammu and Kashmir in 1947, capturing parts of the region. The fate of Kashmir was sealed when Maharaja Hari Singh signed the Instrument of Accession, making the princely state an integral part of India.

However, history took a tragic turn when, under the cover of darkness and political confusion, hordes of tribals, encouraged by Pakistan, launched........

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