What do the Separatists want?
The most complicated aspect of the Kashmir issue might be the Kashmiri leadership itself. After all the speeches, all the demands and all the cries for freedom; when the issue of a free Kashmir is discussed at any level, the first question will always be, what preparation are the various separatist parties undertaking to prepare for freedom, or Azadi, should it actually occur? The response time and again may continues to be the most unfortunate for those who claim a leadership role in such a complex and intricate issue, let alone the daunting task of nation state building. A majority of the leadership continues to be entrenched in the belief that freedom must come first, then the heavy lifting of public works and infrastructure; jobs, education security, protection of minorities and all the aspects that make a functioning society are secondary in principle. Additionally, there is a continued state of denial that the issue of water and resource allocation with regards to India and Pakis
