Resolution Adopted By The UNCIP (S/1100, Para 75)
The United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan
Part III
“The Government of India and the Government of Pakistan reaffirm their wish that the future status of the State of Jammu and Kashmir shall be determined in accordance with the will of the people….”

Resolution Adopted By The UNCIP (S/1196, Para 51)
The United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan
“The question of the accession of the State of Jammu and Kashmir to India or Pakistan will be decided through the democratic method of a free and impartial plebiscite.”

(Mr. Zulfikar Ali Bhutto & Mrs. Indira Gandhi)
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Indira Gandhi met in Simla to deal with consequences of 1971 debacle. On July 2 – 3, the two leaders found agreement and signed it what is known as Simla Agreement. On Jammu and Kashmir, the Ceasefire line was renamed as the Line of Control (LOC). It was pledged by both sides to respect the new line “without prejudice to the recognized position of either side”. The Agreement committed both countries to “further undertake to refrain from the threat of use or force in violation of this line.”

(Mrs. Benazir Bhutto & Mr. Rajiv Gandhi)
Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto and her Indian counterpart Rajiv Gandhi met in Islamabad. Rajiv Gandhi said that Kashmir issue stood resolved after so many elections in held Kashmir.

India excluded the possibility of third-party involvement in the resolution of the Kashmir dispute and said it was prepared to hear from Pakistan directly about how much “room” is necessary to commence talks between the two countries.

Foreign Secretary Level Talks
(Mr. Salman Haider and Mr. Shamshad Ahmad)
India rejected that Jammu and Kashmir was a disputed territory. On the conclusion of the second round of Secretary-level talks in Islamabad, Indian External Affairs Secretary, Salman Haider said that India will not discuss the status of Indian-held Kashmir with Pakistan. If anything was to be discussed, it would be Azad Kashmir and Northern Areas.

Indian Prime Minister, Atal Behari Vajpayee warned that “third parties” should stay out of the “Kashmir dispute.”

(President Pervaiz Musharraf and Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee)
Agra Summit was held with hopes but it also failed to make some headway. President Musharraf and Vajpayee could not reach a consensus on the future agenda of talks.
Both the sides remained stuck to their old stands of Kashmir dispute. Gen. Musharraf stressed on the centrality of Kashmir dispute while Vajpayee talked about the “cross-border terrorism” allegedly sponsored by Pakistan.

(Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee’s Statement)
“The Indian Premier once again reiterated India’s stance that “Pakistan will have to hand over to us that part of Kashmir which is presently under its “occupation”. He further stressed that “Kashmir is an integral part of India and no one can take it from us”.

(Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee’s Statement)
“The Indian Premier has once again stressed that “Kashmir is an integral part of India”. Referring to Pakistan’s stand on Kashmir, he said “They all the time harp on Kashmir. Kashmir is a part of India and will continue to be so. There is no question of part of Jammu and Kashmir or any other part being handed over to “anybody”.

(Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee’s Statement)
On the occasion of Indian Independence Day, the Indian Premier once again reiterated that Kashmir is an integral part of India.