[Sri Aurobindo
wrote the following note to Amal Kiran in September 1949, but how relevant it
is to the present situation in Kashmir in 2017! I draw the attention of the
reader to four points which I frame in my own words for the sake of brevity:
(1) Not all Muslims are fanatics, so look for their support in a secular state.
(2) Do not trust Pakistan. (3) Do not suggest a coalition “between the loyalists and the rebels in
Kashmir”, for the rebels will only subvert the administration. (4) Do not give
up Kashmir because of military weakness, for it will only encourage Pakistan to
establish Muslim rule in North India.]
