J&K should fully accede to the India

Thanks in advance to whomever accepts this debate. If the topic isn't clear, this debate is about whether the entirety of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) becomes part of India; or goes with the other options of becoming a sovereign nation, acceding to Pakistan, or remaining partly acceded to India. I have taken the position that Kashmir should fully accede to India, my opponent takes the position that Kashmir shouldn't fully accede to India. And I'll start. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ J&K has 4 options: 1) remain partially acceded to India- India maintains control of foreign affairs, communication, and defense 2) become fully acceded to Pakistan 3) become a sovereign nation 4) become fully acceded to India I'll start with opt. 1 and move down through to opt. 3 saying why those options wouldn't work, then state my reasons for the option I have chosen as best (opt. 4). 1) maintain position as is with the Indian Government in control of foreign affairs, defense, and communication Pakistan would keeps it's 1/3 of J&K which was taken by the time the cease-fire was called in 1949. Meaning there would be constant attempts at "rescue" from Pakistan. With these attempts comes bloodshed, already more than 2,000 lives have been killed over this conflict. There would continue to exist a problem within the three areas of J&K (Jammu, Kashmir, and Ladakh). A majority of Jammu wants full integration with India. A majority of Kashmir fears religious persecution in the future. And a majority of Ladhakh fears religious persecution as well. A decision made must provide to appease the wants of the populations of all the three areas. 2) J&K fully accedes to Pakistan To start with, 14 distinguished Muslims in India sent a memorandum to the UN in 1951 stating: "...to rescue the 3 million Muslims from what it describes as the tyranny of a handful of Hindus... Pakistan evidently is prepared to sacrifice the interests of 40 million Muslims in India—a strange exhibition of concern for the welfare of fellow Muslims" Even with it's religious argument, Pakistan fails because it sacrifices more than 10 times the number it claims to be "saving." Also, the general population of J&K does not care to accede to Pakistan. As a society should work to achieve what is in the best interests of the people, J&K should not accede Pakistan. If J&K does accede though, the Tibetan Buddhists in Ladhakh and the Dogra Hindus suffer from religious persecution by Muslims who want to create a nation entirely for Muslims. 3) J&K becomes a sovereign nation First and foremost, J&K, due to its ethnic diversity would suffer from internal problems. There would be constant disagreement on what actions should be taken because there would be 3 sides to the argument (2 of which almost always contradict). J&K would need constant military aid as Pakistan, which has demonstrated the want to use military options to "liberate" the Muslims in J&K, would invade every so often. The constant military need would also lower the money available for the government to do other things for the benefit of the State and its people. Now, why J&K should fully accede to India. 4) J&K fully accedes to India The secular government of India would be able to work things for the benefit of all religious groups, solving a problem that exists in the other 3 options. Sheikh Abdullah, one of the most prominent leaders of J&K said: "From my experience in the past four years, it is my considered judgment…that the presence of Kashmir in the Union of India has been the major factor in stabilizing relations between the Hindus and Muslims of India" If J&K was, as Sheikh Abdullah said, the stabilizing factor, then Muslims in J&K would not have to fear religious persecution when a part of India. The same would also apply to the Buddhists in Ladakh as their religion falls in closely with Hinduism. No group would have to suffer religious persecution as a result of acceding to India, whereas, the two religious minorities (Hindus and Buddhists) would suffer as a result of acceding with Pakistan. There would be no need for constant aid, as Pakistan would not be able to bother Kashmir as often without going to war with India, which, in Pakistan's current economic state would be disastrous without accounting for the bloodshed. All in all, India is the better choice. I await my opponent's response.