Jammu and Kashmir
• Population: 10,143,700
• Capitals: Jammu and Srinagar
• Area: 85,806 square miles (222,236 sq km)
• Population: 10,143,700
• Capitals: Jammu and Srinagar
• Area: 85,806 square miles (222,236 sq km)
Jammu and Kashmir are really three regions:
the foothill plains of Jammu; the lakes and blue valleys of Kashmir rising to
alpine passes, the high altitude plains and starkly beautiful mountains of
Ladakh which lies beyond those passes. The Indus River flows through Kashmir,
and the Jhelum River rises in the northeastern portion of the territory.
Kashmir possesses a more equable climate than that of southern and central
India, and the beautiful Vale of Kashmir is a noted resort region. Srinagar is
Kashmir's summer capital and Jammu, the winter capital.
The state sends 6 representatives to
LokSabha and 4 to the RajyaSabha. Its own Legislative Assembly has 89 seats (25
seats reserved for area under Pak occupation). Administration is based on 14
districts.
The state of Jammu and Kashmir which had
earlier been under Hindu rulers and Muslim Sultans, became part of the Mughal
Empire under Akbar. After a period of Afghan rule from 1756, it was annexed to
the Sikh kingdom of Punjab in 1819. In 1846 Ranjit Singh handed over the
territory of Jammu to Maharaja Gulab Singh. After the decisive battle of
Sabroon in 1846, Kashmir also was handed over to Maharaja Gulab Singh under the
Treaty of Amritsar. British supremacy was recognized until the Indian
Independence Act 1947.
When all the states decided on accession to
India or Pakistan, Kashmir asked for standstill agreements with both. In the
meantime the state became the subject of an armed attack from Pakistan and
Maharaja acceded to India on 26th October, 1947 by signing the instruments of
accession. India approached the then UN in January 1949. Another round of war
between the two countries in 1965 was followed by the Tashkent Declaration in
January 1966. Following the liberation movement in the former eastern wing of
Pakistan, Pakistan attacked India in December, 1971. It was followed by the
Shimla Agreement in July, 1972. A new line of control was delineated
bilaterally to replace the ceasefire line between the two countries in Jammu
and Kashmir. Kashmir has been in the centre of contention between India and
Pakistan ever since. Separatist movements have torn the peaceful fabric of the
state for over a decade.
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