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| Kashmir in UN | | As anticipated by Nehru, UN delayed resolution | |
Early Times Report
Jammu, Dec 31: Much to the annoyance of his home minister, Sardar Patel, Nehru took the Kashmir conflict to United Nations on January 1, 1948.. The situation in Kashmir was discussed by the Security Council. A commission known as United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan (UNCIP) was formed and scores of resolutions were passed. However, after six decades the conflict continues to be on the UN agenda.
Patel was a shrewd politician. But, according to Kashmir watchers, Nehru knew what Patel was not aware of. By the end of December, 1947 the Indian army had reached where it stands now. It has now been established that the government of India did not want to go beyond what was captured by its troops up to December. It is also believed that Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah persuaded Nehru to leave the people of what now constitutes Azad Kashmir alone for `political reasons’ Nehru knew the UN could not do anything if a complaint was lodged under chapter VI. Today a good number of Kashmiris believe that the UN resolutions have delayed resolution of the Jammu Kashmir conflict. And that is exactly what Nehru wanted.
And what Nehru did not anticipate also happened. The resolution dated January 5, 1949 triggered an ideological war in early 90s. Hundreds of gunmen owing allegiance to different militant groups were consumed.
The failure of the UN in solving the dispute as per its resolutions has been widely debated especially since December 1996 when UN dropped Kashmir from its agenda. The issue was taken up again when Islamabad registered strong protest and did hectic lobbying.
Noted commentator, Dr Sheikh Showkat Husain, while addressing a seminar in Srinagar gave reasons for UN failure. “The complaint was lodged by Jawahar Lal Nehru under chapter VI which is not mandatory. Resolutions passed under Chapter VI of UN charter are considered non binding and have no mandatory enforceability as opposed to the resolutions passed under chapter VII.”
The statement of former Secretary General, Kofi Anan evoked severe reaction from Islamabad and pro-resistance camp here. He refused to accept Pakistan’s plea to intervene on Kashmir unless both parties accepted his good offices. “Anan had no option. He knew his limits”, said Showkat.
However, Husain believes that the international community accepted and ratified the right to self determination of the people of Jammu Kashmir through these resolutions.
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