After the partition of the Indian Empire on 1947, Pakistan and India has both claim to be the legal owners of Northern of Jammu and Kashmir which refused to join either of the two countries and remain neutral during the partition crisis of 1947.

After pressure from both side the maharajah of Kashmir, Hari Signh signed an agreement with both parties, which they both agreed not to occupy or invade the region for two months so they can decide what next step to take. But it all changed when on October 1947 the maharajah of Kashmir confiscated weapons from the muslims and sent it to the British Army and it was later redistributed to the Hindu Village defence forces which provoked an uprising by the Muslims in Kashmir and it's neighboring Pashtun tribesman from Pakistan came in to assist as it was claimed.

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Best way to go : India ,China and Pakistan all out of that region and let it become an independent sovereign country.

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Best way to go : India ,China and Pakistan all out of that region and let it become an independent sovereign country.

Exactly, that's the best thing. They have never asked the people what they want.

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Kashmir is of strategic importance for both India, Pakistan and of late China.

For India, it is matter of national pride, control over the Indus river (as it flows through Indian administered Kashmir before flowing into Pakistan), land connection to Afghanistan and denial of land border between Pakistan and China.

For Pakistan, it is a matter of national pride, control of over the source of the Indus river (as it flows from Indian administered Kashmir into Pakistani administered Kashmir and further onwards to Pakistan proper as the major water source for the entire Pakistan), denial of land connection between India and Afghanistan, and guarantee of a land border connection between Pakistan and China.

For China, it is a matter of strategic national survival. The sea lanes (to and fro) to China from its major markets pass through the straits of Malacca, which can be cut of by the United States in event of hostilities with China. The land connection with Pakistan means that China has an alternate route to import and export goods through the land corridor through Pakistan and straight to the Pakistani port of Gwadar which is on the Indian Ocean. This enables China bypass any blockade imposed on it by the U.S. Moreso, China is in a semi - state kf war with India. It can never allow India full control over Kashmir.

Implications:
If India looses total control of Kashmir;
It enables a land bridge between Pakistan and China thus strengthening Pakistan.
It looses a direct land connection to Afghanistan and its ability to influence events there.
It looses control over the source of the Indus river and its ability to royally screw Pakistan in event of hostilities.

If Pakistan looses total control of Kashmir;
It looses its land connection to China and its major source of economic survival.
It looses control over the flow of the Indus river and will be vulnerable to disaster if India blocks the river flow.
It enables a land connection between India and Afghanistan.
It becomes worthless in the eyes of China.

Implications for China if Pakistan looses control of Kashmir;
It becomes vulnerable in a war with U.S.
A major component of its Silk Trade route (Belt and Road Initiative) goes down the drain.

All the above countries are Prisoners of Geography.

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