HISTORICAL AND POLITICAL REVIEW OF THE PROBLEMS OF JAMMU AND KASHMIR

Abstract

Article 370 of the Indian Constitution gives special status to permanent residents of Jammu and Kashmir in regards of its autonomy and also gives power to formulate laws for the state.This provides a high degree of sovereignty to the state’s legislature and citizens. Historical and Political review presented in this research paper in order to focus on the problems of Jammu and Kashmir, the complexities that have persisted since generations. In this paper, historical and political review of Jammu and Kashmir is discussed form 2048 BC till it was merged with India. During this period different emperors of various religion and race ruled over Jammu and Kashmir. Buddhist, Sikh, Dogara, and Hindu kings established their monarchy and therefore, a plethora of cultures and traditions is seen in this region. But still Jammu and Kashmir remained neglected and deprived from the mainstream of development.The limitations in the structure and its margins of society were not of great significance as long as the country's survival was assured by the UK, but they became clear after the British left South Asia in 1947. It is not a feature of post 1947 that Indians love Kashmir but they don’t love Kashmiris. Since 18^th century, Muslim subjects of Muslim population handled by Hindu rulers have been a constant feature. More importantly, this belief was not only common among civilians outside Kashmir, but also in the very people in power over it. This is an attempt is made to present the historical and political review of the problems of Jammu and Kashmir in this research paper.