Kashmir Issue and Foreign Relations
United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan is best defined as which of the following?
- A. A visa-free border corridor opened in 2019 connecting a Sikh shrine in Pakistan to the Pakistan-India border
- B. A legal document used by princely states in 1947 to formally join either the Dominion of India or the Dominion of Pakistan
- C. The public vote proposed under early UN Security Council resolutions to determine the future status of Kashmir, which has not been conducted to date
- D. The UN body formed in 1948 to help mediate the Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan ✓
Correct answer
D. The UN body formed in 1948 to help mediate the Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan
Explanation
'United Nations Commission for India and Pakistan' refers to the UN body formed in 1948 to help mediate the Kashmir dispute between India and Pakistan.