Role of United Nations in Indo-Pak Relations with Special Reference to Kashmir Issue

Abstract

Kashmir issue has always been a bone of contention between India and Pakistan. Moreover, it is the oldest unresolved international conflict in the world today. The conflict of Kashmir with its origin in the partition of the subcontinent by the British in 1947 with the passage of time has turned into a bitter legacy. The first war over Kashmir between India and Pakistan in 1948 activated the United Nations which produced a plethora of resolutions. These resolutions formed the important part of UN’s involvement in the Kashmir. However, India made many efforts to settle the Kashmir dispute with Pakistan, nevertheless it failed. In 1964 Security Council passed a resolution proposing that Kashmir dispute should be solved through mutual negotiations. But Pakistan has always attempted to secure Kashmir by force and its efforts are still continued through terrorist activities. The presentresearch paper focuses on the Peacekeeping missions mandated by the Security Council to investigate and mediate in the dispute between two countries.