Abstract
This paper argues with the changing narrative of Kashmir conflict in international arena, which is
generally taken as an inter-state conflict between India and Pakistan. While this conflict must be
viewed as an indigenous struggle for economic and social justice with its roots tracing back to
1846. This is also an effort to delink Kashmir from being merely an inter-state conflict to the
conflict being a local Kashmiri struggle to preserve their identity based on distinct ethnicity. To
understand the nature of conflict in true sense, Kashmir conflict is divided into two phases -prepartition and post partition period. Many proposals are put forward by various stake holders to
resolve the conflict in Kashmir, but rigidity in attitudes at both sides India and Pakistan has made
the situation worse. All concerned parties are having different perspective over Kashmir as per
their specific interests. Peace process dynamics are weak with least attention from United States
and other major powers to resolve the issue. The paper ends with the certain recommendations to
resolve the issue
Rehana Saeed Hashmi, Aila Sajid. (2017) Kashmir Conflict: The Nationalistic Perspective (A Pre-Partition Phenomenon), South Asian Studies, Volume 32, Issue 1.
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