ABSTRACT In this Commentary, I propose a bold, four-step plan which would address the question of self-determination for Kashmiris and hopefully resolve permanently the 70-year-old Kashmir issue which has poisoned Indo-Pakistan relations since Partition. Two important elements of this plan would be: first, the involvement of the Commonwealth Eminent Persons Group to assist Kashmiris, Pakistan and India in the mediation of the plan; and, second, the holding of four UN-supervised referenda which would be held simultaneously but counted separately: Gilgit-Baltistan and Azad Kashmir; Kashmir valley; Jammu; and Ladakh. All Kashmiris would have three options: Join Pakistan, Join India or independence. As an incentive to India and Pakistan, the international community would deliver substantial economic assistance for the development of all parts of Kashmir. But as a quid pro quo for the economic aid package, there would have to be guaranteed free movement of people, capital and goods between all parts of Kashmir after the referenda, regardless as to which option had been chosen by the Kashmiris.

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南亚外交：克什米尔四步大计

摘要 在这篇评论中，我提出了一个大胆的四步计划，该计划将解决克什米尔人的自决问题，并希望永久解决自分治以来毒害印巴关系的 70 年历史的克什米尔问题。该计划的两个重要要素是：第一，英联邦知名人士小组参与协助克什米尔人、巴基斯坦和印度调解该计划；其次，举行四次联合国监督的全民公投，这些公投将同时举行但分开计算：吉尔吉特-巴尔蒂斯坦和阿扎德克什米尔；克什米尔山谷；查谟; 和拉达克。所有克什米尔人都会有三个选择：加入巴基斯坦、加入印度或独立。作为对印度和巴基斯坦的激励，国际社会将为克什米尔所有地区的发展提供大量经济援助。但作为经济援助计划的交换条件，公民投票后必须保证克什米尔各地之间人员、资本和货物的自由流动，无论克什米尔人选择了哪种选项。