The action constitutes a blatant violation of the Geneva Convention and the UN resolutions on the Kashmir dispute. While the first three conventions dealt with combatants, the Fourth Geneva Convention was the first to deal with humanitarian protections for civilians in a war zone. International media, human rights organisations like Amnesty International and even the UN Human Rights Commission in its reports has corroborated blatant violation of human rights in IOJ&K. Through the foregoing actions, India has not only torn asunder the 4th Geneva Convention but has also pummelled the UN resolutions regarding the plebiscite and breached international law with impunity. Pakistan and India are both nuclear powers and any military confrontation between them can have disastrous consequences not only for them but for the entire region and beyond.

Source: The Nation August 26, 2022 06:00 UTC