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Kashmir has been the bone of contention ever since the inception of India and Pakistan as two separate independent countries after the end of British colonial rule in 1947. It is perhaps one of the longest continuing political disputes in world history. While India justifiably claims Kashmir as an integral part of its territory after the King of Kashmir Raja Hari Singh, facing aggression from Pak-sponsored militia, signed the Instrument of Accession in October 1947, Pakistan’s obduracy to accept this reality and demand to hold Plebiscite
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