It makes no reference to the people of Kashmir. There has been an armed struggle going on in Kashmir to get independence. People may have different views on this struggle, but one thing is quite clear that the people of Kashmir started this when they realised that all the peaceful and democratic means of achieving their objectives have failed. Whereas I fully justify the reasons for starting this struggle, I feel that time has come to start a dialogue. It is not the best way to solve disputes.
International trend is to solve disputes through continuous negotiations.
It is because of the above facts we advocate that a new initiative on Kashmir has to be taken. We know that the UN resolutions, important as they are, do not provide a solution which can be acceptable to all the parties to the dispute. We know the 'Shimla Pact' and bilateral talks do not provide a solution either. It must be noted that it is not a bilateral issue, therefore, international community must not emphasise bilateral talks. It is disturbing to note that despite wide scale human rights violations in Kashmir, especially in the Indian held Kashmir, where more than fifty thousand people have been killed, women raped and property destroyed, the world community, by and large is still silent.