Churchill Mbatha
Johannesburg, South Africa

Kashmir independence
Two recent articles in the Militant regarding the India-Pakistan struggle said, "New Delhi seeks to deal a decisive blow to the Kashmir independence movement" and "Washington's assault has been to back the Indian government's demand that Pakistan crack down on Kashmiri independence forces based on its soil."

Do you have evidence that Pakistan backs independence for Kashmir? Independence may well be the proper political attitude toward Kashmir--but that is not to say that Pakistan backs it, or that the Islamic fundamentalists involved in the attacks are independence supporters. On the contrary, it appears that all Indian and Pakistani moves are to retain their portion of Kashmir, or expand it.

R.D.
Santa Clarita, California

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