India missed ‘golden opportunity’ to resolve Kashmir issue in 1971: Modi
India missed ‘golden opportunity’ to resolve Kashmir issue in 1971: Modi Addressing another rally in Gujarat’s Patan, Modi said he had warned Pakistan of consequences if it did not return Indian Air Force pilot Abhinandan Varthaman Elections : Head administrator Narendra Modi on Sunday said India missed a “brilliant chance” to determine the Kashmir question amid the 1971 war when “under worldwide weight” it discharged several Pakistani troops, who were in the care of Indian Army. At a race rally in Barmer, Modi said then Congress government consented to the Shimla arrangement (in 1972) “under worldwide weight” and discharged more than 90,000 detainees of war (PoWs) rather than settling the Kashmir question “in lieu of the PoWs.” “Pakistan troops were in our authority. A major region of Pakistan was likewise caught by the Indian powers in 1971 yet the Congress government lost it on table in the Shimla understanding and they were discharged,” he said. “The administration...