Let us face it, it was never about Ladakh. It was always about Jammu & Kashmir and between these two regions too, it was almost always about Kashmir. So, going ahead and bifurcating the state is a non issue from historical, geographical and political perspective.\u00a0 Despite all attempts, Ladakh, with its charming Buddhist heritage, remains aloof from what is happening in J&K and it should have been like this only.<\/p>\n
To those who are saying J&K has been split, my question is what is better, to split India or to split J&K, which anyway was split from Ladakh all this while. We just made the bifurcation of J&K official.<\/p>\n
Consolidation:<\/b><\/p>\n
The State of Jammu and Kashmir was always four distinct regions – Jammu, Kashmir, Gigit Baltistan and Ladakh. The shape we\u2019ve seen for so many years is the shape conquered by Khalsa Armies under Maharaja Ranjit Singh, referred to as Sarkar-e-Khalsa. Factually speaking, the State of Jammu and Kashmir is seeing its borders redrawn (officially) after 1842 for the first time. And the timeline goes like this.<\/p>\n
Jammu came under Sarkar-e-Khalsa in 1808<\/p>\n
Kashmir valley was conquered by Sarkar-e-Khalsa in 1819<\/p>\n
Ladakh was annexed and merged with Jammu & Kashmir by Sarkar-e-Khalsa in 1834<\/p>\n
Gilgit & Baltistan were annexed and merged with combined territories of Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh in 1842 by Sarkar-e-Khalsa.<\/p>\n
Dismemberment:<\/b><\/p>\n
Parts of Aksai Chin got under Chinese control in 1878. Dogras and the British never contested it and continued showing it as their territory in maps.<\/p>\n
Western districts of Jammu & Kashmir Divisions came under Pakistan control in October 1947.<\/p>\n
LOC across Jammu and Kashmir Divisions became de facto border on Jan 1, 1949 (cutting off Gilgit and Baltistan from India)<\/p>\n
Pakistan divided its occupied part of the state of J&K into two parts – so called \u201cAzad Jammu & Kashmir\u201d and Gilgit Baltistan in 1949.<\/p>\n
LAC between India and China over Aksai Chin was accepted in 1962. But was never acknowledged as an international border.<\/p>\n
Pakistan seceded Shaksgam Valley, also known as Trans-Karakoram Tract, to China in 1963.<\/p>\n
India split the state of Jammu & Kashmir into two Union Territories – Union Territory of Jammu & Kashmir; and Union Territory of Ladakh on August 5, 2019.<\/p>\n
The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill, 2019 has been passed by the Rajya Saha on August 5 and introduced in Lok Sabha on August 6, 2019. Its passage is almost certain. Once it is passed, the state of Jammu & Kashmir will cease to exist.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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