New York (PR) – Kashmir Global Council ( KGC) President Farooq Siddiqi has stated that On behalf of the Kashmir Glothe people of Jammu & Kashmir, I extend our deepest gratitude to President Donald J. Trump for his efforts in helping mediate an end to the recent military hostilities between India and Pakistan. At a moment when tensions threatened to spiral into full-scale war between two nuclear-armed states, President Trump’s intervention played a critical role in de-escalating the situation and restoring a fragile calm to the region.
We also express our heartfelt sympathy for all who have fallen or suffered on both sides of the Line of Control—in India and Pakistan. Their loss is a tragic reminder of the human cost of conflict. We are relieved that active hostilities have ceased, and we hope that this moment of calm becomes a platform for a more just, inclusive, and lasting peace.
However, we must issue a word of caution based on decades of painful history. Whenever the issue of Kashmir gains international attention, India habitually invokes bilateralism—particularly the Shimla Agreement—as a tactic to deflect external pressure. It engages in talks with Pakistan long enough to allow global scrutiny to fade, then backs away from the process entirely without any progress on the ground.
This has happened repeatedly: during the Swaran Singh–Bhutto talks of the 1960s, following the Tashkent and Shimla accords, in the Lahore Declaration, and again during the Musharraf era when U.S. diplomacy was active under President George W. Bush. Each time, the Kashmiri people were excluded, and the outcome was nothing but delay and denial.
We therefore urge the government of Pakistan and the broader international community not to be drawn again into this cycle of empty bilateralism. The Kashmiri people must be recognized as principal stakeholders in any dialogue. Without their inclusion, no process can be legitimate or sustainable.
If President Trump now chooses to further engage in facilitating a comprehensive resolution to the Kashmir dispute—one that includes Kashmiri representation and international oversight—he has the chance to go down in history as the leader who helped avert a potential nuclear conflict and brought justice and peace to a region long denied both.
We appeal to the conscience of the world: the people of Kashmir are not a pawn in regional power games. We are a people yearning for freedom, dignity, and self-determination.
Follow the PNI Facebook page for the latest news and updates.
