Retrieval of PoJK is the only pending issue between India and Pakistan: Dr. Jitendra Singh at 27th Kargil Vijay Diwas

📌 Summary:

• Union Minister Dr. Jitendra Singh described India's Partition as "the greatest blunder of history" and said the retrieval of Pakistan-occupied Jammu & Kashmir (PoJK) remains the only pending issue between India and Pakistan
• He was speaking at the 27th Kargil Vijay Diwas commemoration in New Delhi (organised by the Jammu Kashmir Peoples' Forum with the POJK Youth Forum); MP Bansuri Swaraj was Guest of Honour and Kargil veteran Col. K.K. Sharma presided
• Said India's security landscape has transformed under PM Modi from a reactive approach to one marked by resolve, preparedness and decisive action
• Traced the 1999 Kargil conflict to a chain of events beginning with Partition, which caused mass displacement and the wars of 1947, 1965, 1971 and Kargil, plus sustained cross-border terrorism and proxy warfare
• Recalled the displacement of Kashmiri Pandits as one of the gravest humanitarian tragedies of independent India
• Highlighted a policy of zero tolerance towards terrorism, strengthened border management, and a transformed J&K trajectory of peace and development

🎯 UPSC Relevance: GS3/GS2 — J&K and internal security doctrine, India-Pakistan territorial disputes (PoJK), and the shift to a proactive security posture.

📝 Prelims Facts:

• PoJK = Pakistan-occupied Jammu & Kashmir
• Kargil Vijay Diwas — 26 July (marks the 1999 Kargil War victory)
• Dr. Jitendra Singh — MoS (Independent Charge) for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences; MoS in PMO, Personnel, Atomic Energy and Space
• India-Pakistan wars referenced: 1947, 1965, 1971 and Kargil (1999)

🔑 Key Term: PoJK (Pakistan-occupied Jammu & Kashmir) — the part of the erstwhile princely state of J&K under Pakistan's control, claimed by India as integral territory.