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New Delhi: A high-profile Indo-Pak dialogue conference held in New Delhi has reignited calls for political engagement, restoration of occupied Jammu and Kashmir\u2019s constitutional rights, and institutionalized peace efforts between India and Pakistan.<\/p>\n
According to Kashmir Media Service, organised by the Centre for Peace and Progress, led by O.P. Shah, the conference brought together notable figures including former Indian diplomat Mani Shankar Aiyar, Pakistan\u2019s former Foreign Minister Khurshid Kasuri, Air Vice Marshal (Retd) Kapil Kak, ANC leader Muzaffar Shah, NC\u2019s Tanvir Sadiq, and other peace advocates from both sides of the border.<\/p>\n
Muzaffar Shah, Senior Vice President of the Awami National Conference, strongly emphasized the demand for the restoration of Articles 370 and 35A, and full statehood for occupied Jammu and Kashmir. “The phrase \u2018at an appropriate time\u2019 must be dropped. Indian Supreme Court is answerable to the people of India and the people of Kashmir,” Shah declared, stressing that Kashmiris are the principal sufferers and must be central to any dialogue process.<\/p>\n
Mani Shankar Aiyar invoked Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi\u2019s own words\u2014\u201cthe time for wars is over\u201d\u2014to highlight the contradiction in India\u2019s handling of Kashmir. \u201cApply that mantra at home first,\u201d he urged, calling for internal political dialogue and reconciliation.<\/p>\n
From Pakistan, Khurshid Kasuri warned of the catastrophic risks of sustained hostility between two nuclear powers. \u201cThere is no alternative to dialogue. Let people-to-people contact resume. The political leadership must lead from the front,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Kapil Kak acknowledged that while backchannel communications never stopped, the time had come for bold political steps and structured peace processes. NC\u2019s Tanvir Sadiq condemned the political repression in IOJK, saying, \u201cEven peaceful protests for statehood are not allowed. Dialogue is the way forward.\u201d<\/p>\n
Other participants included Mohammad Ashraf Qazi, Beena Sarwar, Ambassador Raghavan, MM Ansari, Sajjad Hussain Kargili, and Firoz Bakht, many of whom joined virtually. The gathering ended with a shared message: there can be no military solution to Indo-Pak tensions. Only sustained dialogue, political courage, and constitutional justice\u2014centered on the aspirations of Kashmiris\u2014can ensure lasting peace in the region.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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