120 Whither Kashmir? (Part II) - Islamabad Policy Research Institute

Whither Kashmir?
two-month conflict. As fighting in the territory dies down,
Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif appeals for a permanent
settlement of the Kashmir dispute.
2000s
• February 2000: US President makes statement: President Bill
Clinton says he would be happy to mediate between India and
Pakistan over the Kashmir conflict -- if asked.
• March 2000: Killings in mosque: Indian troops in Kashmir kill
three separatists in a mosque near the border town of Handwara. In
the same month, 36 Sikhs are massacred in the village of
Chattisinghpora by the Pakistani terrorists.
• August 1, 2000: 2000 Amarnath pilgrimage massacre
• August 2000: More negotiations: The Indian government and
Mujahedeen commanders prepare for a round of peace talks.
• November 2000: Call for Muslim nations to cut ties with India: A
leading separatist, Syed Salahuddin, calls on Muslim nations to cut
diplomatic and economic ties with India. At the same time,
Kashmiri leaders call on India to recognize the territory as disputed
and to hold talks with Pakistan and Kashmiri leaders.
• June 2001: fresh talks: A new round of talks is slated to begin
between India and Pakistan on the issue of Kashmir.
• July 14–16, 2001: General Pervez Musharraf and Atal Behari
Vajpayee meet for peace talks, Agra Summit: Indian Prime
Minister, Atal Behari Vajpayee, and Pakistani President, Pervez
Musharraf, meet in Agra, India for a summit on relations between
the two nations.
• October 2001: 2001 attack on Jammu and Kashmir legislative
assembly kills 38 people.
• December 2001: Attack on Indian parliament in New Delhi
initiates the 2001-2002 India-Pakistan standoffs.
• May 14, 2002: Kaluchak massacre.
• July 13, 2002: 2002 Qasimnagar massacre of Kashmiri Pandits.
• March 30, 2002: 2002 Fidayeen attacks on Raghunath temple.
• March 23, 2003: 2003 Nadigram killings of Kashmiri Hindus.
• May 2, 2003: India and Pakistan restore diplomatic ties.
• July 11, 2003: Delhi-Lahore bus service resumes.
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