KASHMIR STUDY GROUP

In December 1998 some members of the Kashmir Study Group in consultation with several Indians and Pakistanis developed the Livingston Proposal, "Kashmir: A Way Forward." This proposal recommended that a portion of the former state of Jammu and Kashmir be reconstituted as a sovereign entity (but without an international personality). The proposal was given to governmental officials in India and Pakistan and to diverse leadership in Kashmir, as well as to many opinion makers in India, Pakistan and Kashmir... The reaction from many persons in South Asia, while guarded, was generally positive, and suggestions were made to develop the idea further. Many suggestions were received on what areas could constitute a Kashmiri entity. Based on these suggestions, a more extended set of proposals was put forward in September 1999. The present draft makes minor changes to the 1999 draft, which we hope, will be viewed as a another step forward in a work in progress. No single definitive..

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