[Reader-list] Kashmir as HUB on Central Asia Trade Route. When was that?

Tue Feb 23 23:28:29 IST 2010

Dear Kshemendra,

You are right, that due to our constitution compulsion to remove article 370
is remote possibility and that way it was framed earlier reason god knows.
Perhaps our pseudo-secular society will never give such an opportunity.
There is a remote possibility of it, since 2/3 majority for any political
party is not possible and of course for BJP also not at all, so in my
opinion, let even India become super power than also Kashmir position will
not improve and cannot amalgamated in India and the path of its development
also will have restrictions.

My only intention to raise point of article 370 is for development of
Kashmir only and not at all politics. If Kashmiri people will understand
this will definitely for their benefit only. Let us hope and wait for that
day that the land of heaven becomes practically real land of heaven for the
people of Kashmir. If they understand this and come out from the separatists
trap will benefit them. 

Thanks

Bipin

From: Kshmendra Kaul [mailto:kshmendra2005 at yahoo.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, February 23, 2010 7:25 PM
To: Bipin
Cc: sarai-list
Subject: RE: [Reader-list] Kashmir as HUB on Central Asia Trade Route. When
was that?

Dear Bipin

It is not possible to abolish Art 370 so I would suggest that you do not
factor in any such possibility if you are looking at how to improve the
situation in Kashmir.

Art370 is so deeply embedded in the Constitution of India (COI) that it has
been humourously opined that it is possible to amend every Article of COI
other than Art 370.

There is always the possibilty of:

- Declaring an Emergency and suspending Art 370 during the pendancy of
Emergency. Such an Emergency would have to declared in all of India and not
just J&K because Art370 is a ruling provision in COI and reflected
secondarily in the Constitution of J&K.

Such a suspension would in any case be a temporary suspension and post
lifting of Emergency any steps of Constitutional Import have to be ratified
by due processes as specified in COI. Which brings you back to square one.

- The other possibility is one through playing havoc with the COI by
Unconstitutional Amendments to various other Articles.

For this to happen in connection with Art370, it would require a political
party like BJP having a two-thirds majority in both houses of the Parliament
and similar Legislative Control in at least 50 percent of the States.

I do not see that happening in my lifetime.

Kshmendra

--- On Tue, 2/23/10, Bipin <aliens at dataone.in> wrote:

From: Bipin <aliens at dataone.in>
Subject: RE: [Reader-list] Kashmir as HUB on Central Asia Trade Route. When
was that?
To: "'Kshmendra Kaul'" <kshmendra2005 at yahoo.com>
Cc: "sarai-list" <reader-list at sarai.net>
Date: Tuesday, February 23, 2010, 6:18 PM

Dear Kshemendra,

Abolition of article 370 is my point of view (and so many my fellow Indians
also) will help Kashmir bring back in the normal situation and get
amalgamated with India. I don't want to look into the Kashmir history, but
looking to the future of it. Whatever happened in the history, good or bad
is past, but I am looking for the probable prosperity in the future. And not
only valley but whole Jammu & Kashmir even including POK since one day it
will be with India only.

So, I am looking to broader prospect and not at all restricting to valley.
Since, problem created in valley by so called separatists only and they Are
responsible for present situation and huge unemployment. 

Thanks
Bipin

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Subject: [Reader-list] Kashmir as HUB on Central Asia Trade Route. When was
that?

Dear Sonia

Bipin seems to have inadvertently posted into the Reader List your
correspondence with him.

The two of you were discussing Abolition of Article 370 / Industrial
Policies / Business and Employment Opportunities. Very pertinent
observations by you.

I found interesting/intriguing the following comment by you:

""""" the fact that Kashmir which was once an entrepot, a hub on the
lucrative Central Asia trade route """"""

I wonder what you meant by "HUB". 

The two of you were discussing Indian Controlled Kashmir. Please do inform
when it was that Kashmir was a "hub" on the the Central Asia Trade Route.
There must be credible references testifying to that. Never too late to
learn.

While asking my question I have kept in mind both the routing of the "Silk
Road" as well as that of the "Mughal Road" (and it's purpose).

Repeating myself, Indian Controlled Kashmir is under reference and
especially the Valley

Kshmendra

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