IE Admission Essay Question- A (UN Secretary)- AMAN TRIPATHI

1. ADMISSION ESSAY
Question A
If you had the opportunity, what actions would you demand of the United Nations
Secretary General and why?
- AMAN TRIPATHI
INDIA

2. PAKISTAN INDIA
I

3. 1947
Since August 1947 when Partition led to the creation of these two
independent countries, disputes, in particular with regard to the claim
over Kashmir, have been a consistent feature of the relationship between
India and Pakistan.

4. 1947- First Indo-Pak War
The first instance of an armed conflict between the two countries was
immediately after Independence and Partition in October 1947. The fear of
Kashmir acceding to India was what had triggered the struggle. The Pakistani
Army infiltrated Kashmir through tribal forces in an attempt to occupy Kashmir.
Even though the war did not have a conclusive victor, India managed to claim
two-thirds of Kashmir, while Pakistan got about a third of the territory.
1965-Second Indo Pak War
The war of 1965 was a result of Operation Gibralter carried out by Pakistani armed
forces to occupy Kashmir. The operation was given the codename Gibralter in an
attempt to draw parallels with the Arab invasion of Spain from the port of Gibralter.
However, poor coordination of the insurgency led to the failure of the plan and India
responded with a full scale armed struggle that continued for the next 17 days.
WARS OVER KASHMIR BETWEEN
INDIA AND PAKISTAN

5. 1971- Third Indo Pak War
The war of 1971 was unique in the sense that this time Kashmir along with
ongoing war between East Pakistan and West Pakistan. The war resulted in the
independence of East Pakistan and the creation of the People’s Republic of
Bangladesh.
1999- Kargil War
The Kargil war of 1999 took place immediately following the Pakistani army’s infiltration into
the Kargil district in Kashmir. The Indian army retaliated in an effort to drive out the
Pakistani infiltrators. Within two months India had been able to regain most of its territory.
The struggle ended as a result of international pressure on Pakistan to withdraw its troops.
WARS OVER KASHMIR BETWEEN
INDIA AND PAKISTAN

6. Everyday a new terrorist attack / cross border cease fire violation and a
separatist attack appear in news and this cause serious distress and
sense of fear between citizens.
TERRORISM IN INDIA ON RISE
BECAUSE OF KASHMIR CONFLICT

7. ACTION NEEDED
ACTION 1-
Formalize the status quo and make the Line of Control into a permanent border. India would formally give up the regions that
it still shows in its map and Pakistan can fully integrate its part of Kashmir. In fact, it was alleged many Pakistani leaders have
agreed to this solution in the past - although they didn't make it public given the fear of coup in Pakistan.
I would suggest two actions to UN Secretary General
to solve the Kashmir Conflict

8. ACTION 2-
UN should convince India and Pakistan give up their control of the valley and make the valley region (about 5% of the disputed
area) into a quasi-independent nation with UN control or a guarded neutrality similar to Switzerland. This could act as a sort of
buffer state (in the earlier days major powers used to have such buffer days between them). India and Pakistan could provide
50% of armed forced each to this new authority. India would lose some territory but so would Pakistan and it kind of would be
more palatable. For India, the advantages are that the rest of state can be completely merged into India with no special status,
reduction of army budget required to protect the valley, reduction of border disputes with Pakistan and improvement of its
overall brand image in the world stage. Pakistan leaders can claim a massive victory (given that they have got some territory out
of India) and resume normal relationship with India.

9. ACTION ON KASHMIR ISSUE
WHY ?
70Years of continuous
Head to Head fights / Cease Fire Violations/ Property Damage/ GDP Downfall / Deaths / Unrest/
Terrorist attacks
Because of growing terrorist attacks, I don’t know weather I will reach home in evening or not.
- An Indian Citizen

10. We live in a continuous fear in Kashmir that when we may
loose our lives because of unrest between two countries.
- Kashmir Citizen
We will not play a cricket series with Pakistan until cross border terrorism stops.
- Cricket Board India
No cultural exchange between India and Pakistan.
- Political Parties (India)
No talks with India until Kashmir issue is resolved
- Nawaz Sharif (Pakistan)
We will use Nuclear Weapon against India if Kashmir Issues are not resolved and
India tried to attack on us
- Pakistan Political Citizen

11. RESULT OF KASHMIR CONFLICT
Every day both side loose lives of soldiers.
Causing various countries to become allies because of tension between two countries.
Over going unrest situation in Kashmir and people of Kashmir.
Loss of people lives and a situation of unrest between both countries every time.
No Cultural exchange between India and Pakistan.
Reduction in number of tourist in Kashmir Valley which posses great threat to survival of local
citizen who earn money through tourism only.

12. India and Pakistan should understand that they are not different and brothers will
always be brothers even though they stay in different houses.
COLLABORATION & PEACE is the current need of world not WAR

13. COME LETS HEAD TOWARDS PROSPERITY
TOGETHER