Anyone see Jaishwanker runaway from a press conference at the UN yesterday!!!???
Indian diplomacy in retreat both theoretically and literally.
Clowns
I advise Pakistani Nationalists to also read UNSC resolution 80 and 98. To get acquainted with the demilitarization process of the Kashmir region.
Because Indians keep barking "Pakistan needs to remove military troops first argument." which has been debunked many times.
UN Security Council Resolutions 80 (1950) and 98 (1952) are important because both deal explicitly with the demilitarization of Jammu and Kashmir, but Resolution 98 becomes much more specific about the forces that would remain after demilitarization.
Resolution 80 — 14 March 1950
Resolution 80 reaffirmed the earlier UNCIP resolutions of 13 August 1948 and 5 January 1949, describing their framework as involving a ceasefire, demilitarization of Jammu and Kashmir, and determination of the State's future according to the freely expressed will of its people through a free and impartial plebiscite.
So Resolution 80 is significant because the Security Council addressed the demilitarization obligation to both governments, rather than simply saying Pakistan alone must withdraw before anything was required of India.
It based that demilitarization on the principles contained in General McNaughton's proposals (or mutually agreed modifications). It also created the position of UN Representative for India and Pakistan, who would assist with and supervise implementation of demilitarization.
Resolution 98 — 23 December 1952
Resolution 98 continued this approach. Its official UN description is specifically:
“negotiations to reach an agreement on a plan of demilitarization of the State of Jammu and Kashmir.”
The Security Council urged India and Pakistan to negotiate simultaneously under the UN Representative to determine the number of forces that would remain on each side of the ceasefire line at the end of demilitarization.
The UN proposal discussed in connection with Resolution 98 contemplated approximately:
| Side of ceasefire line | Forces after demilitarization |
|---|
| Pakistan side | 3,000–6,000 |
| Indian side | 12,000–18,000 |
The UN's subsequent historical account describes the proposed figures as 5,000–6,000 on the Pakistan side and 12,000–18,000 on the Indian side in the final proposal considered by the Council.
The important point is that Resolution 98 was not proposing complete removal of every armed person from Kashmir. It was attempting to establish an agreed limited number of forces remaining on each side after demilitarization, as part of implementing the earlier UN framework.
What Resolutions 80 and 98 establish
Taken together, they make an important clarification to the earlier Kashmir resolutions:
Resolution 80: India and Pakistan were called upon to prepare and execute a UN-supervised demilitarization programme.
Resolution 98: the Security Council sought agreement on the specific number of forces remaining on both the Indian and Pakistani sides after demilitarization, rather than requiring one side to become completely troop-free while the other retained unrestricted forces.
And the broader objective remained connected to the earlier UN framework for determining Jammu and Kashmir's future through a free and impartial plebiscite.
