Take a close look at the map above and observe the size of the Vale of Kashmir. The Vale of Kashmir, which is often used synonymously with the state of Jammu and Kashmir in international forums, is the only portion affected by separatism in the state. It is a valley roughly 130 kilometres long and up to 55 kilometres wide astride the upper Jhelum River. To put that into perspective, the complete area of the state of Jammu and Kashmir is approximately 220,000 square kilometres. Even if one were to go beyond the Valley and consider the complete Kashmir region — mind you the areas outside the Valley in Kashmir region are not really affected by separatism — its area is officially 15,893 square kilometres (around 7% of the area of the state).
Sounds clichéd yes, but size does matter.
Sounds clichéd yes, but size does matter.
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