What are the major issues in India’s policies and strategies vis-à-vis the conflict in Kashmir (between New Delhi and the various communities in the Jammu, Kashmir, and Ladakh regions) and the conflict of Kashmir (between India and Pakistan)? Though India’s policies towards both these conflicts have been criticized as ad hoc and reactive, in retrospect it appears New Delhi has been clear on what it wants regarding both conflicts. Externally with Pakistan, New Delhi wants to convert the Line of Control into an international border and make the status quo permanent. Internally, it wants to keep the demands for independence under control, aiming to win the Kashmiris psychologically and emotionally by integrating the political elite ...