PRESIDENT Asif Ali Zardari's assertion that it is indispensable to the development of good neighbourly ties with India that a resolution of the Kashmir issue is found, should be seen in the backdrop of the growing tensions between the two nuclear-armed states in the Subcontinent. There could be no peace until India ends its occupation of the Valley. The President has done well by urging the international community to play its role in this regard. It is a pity that it has so far been found wanting in this obligation. It is moreover a sad commentary on the commitment of the major powers of the world in their obligation of preventing India from its illegal occupation of the Valley.
The future of peace in South Asia, by and large, depends on the Kashmir issue. Given the turbulent times the region happens to be passing through, it is high time a solution was reached. New Delhi's claims of being the world's biggest democracy run counter to its subjugation and suppression of the Kashmiris, which makes it an imperialist power. Pakistan wants a solution of the conflict that is in line with the United Nations Security Council resolutions but New Delhi has all along been trying its best to stymie such efforts, denying the Kashmiri people their right to self-determination. President Zardari is right when he says that the resolution to the conflict is a must. To all intents and purposes, an amicable solution to the crisis is something that would prove central to the establishment of peace. The world community on its part must come forward in fulfilling the aspirations of the Kashmiris.
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