Entitled “ India And Pakistan: Ensuring Peace & Avoiding War,” the following proposal was offered by the Association for Communal Harmony in Asia at the end of its Kashmir Forum, held at Portland State University, at Portland, OR, USA, on May 15, 2002.
This is a proposal, not a final resolution. More detaIls can be viewed at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/KashmirSolutionsForum/message/3
Please, send comments to Pritam Rohila, asiapeace@comcast.net
The Draft of a Comprehensive Agreement Between India, Pakistan & J&K Organizations
(All parties must accept all parts)
1. Creation within one year of the following five autonomous regions, with their foreign affairs to be conducted by the governments of Pakistan or India as indicated below.
a. Azad Kashmir (P)
b. Northern Territories (P)
c. Jammu (I)
d. Kashmir (I)
e. Ladakh (I)
2. Creation within two years of Joint Governing Council of Jammu & Kashmir (consisting of representatives of all the five regions as well as India and Pakistan) to regulate inter-region affairs.
3. The Governing Council will develop a detailed plan for settlement of all Jammu & Kashmir related matters, within five years.
4. Implementation of the above plan and final resolution of Kashmir issue within 10 years. Until then, acceptance of the existing Line of Control as the International Border between India and Pakistan, provided India as well as Pakistan agree to cease all hostilities effective immediately and implement the following steps
governing their bilateral relationship within one year:
A. Ban all hostile activities (including propaganda) against each other by all government agencies,
B. Allow unrestricted travel between the countries,
C. Grant each other the Most Favored Nation status, and
D. Sign a No war/Friendship pact.