#Territorial integrity update#

India could not resolve the dilemma of choosing between national integrity and right of self-determination of a part of the nation. It can be argued that if India had consistently respected the spirit of the right, the alienation may not have taken place. Their later alienation from India tempted Pakistan to become its champion. It was one of the main reasons which attracted the people of Kashmir towards India in 1947 as Pakistan had refused to recognise it. Or has the shift taken place because of the movement for self-determination in Kashmir? Leaders of the Indian nationalist movement, particularly the Marxists, had championed this right of its people before independence. The shift is most pronounced in case of application of the right of self-determination to Kashmir. Its emphasis has shifted to the sovereignty and territorial integrity of nations. Today India is among those countries where official position – as also its dominant non-official opinion – is no longer committed to the right of determination of peoples within the country. But after decolonisation, their pursuit of the right, through constitutional or non-constitutional means, with or without support of a foreign power, became a source of controversy. The phenomenon is particularly pronounced in the case of geographically and emotionally peripheral communities away from the centre of power. But ethnic consciousness, inequitable growth, concentration of political power and other real or perceived grievances have encouraged some communities in many nations to seek a distinct and separate identity, which in some cases assert their right of self-determination. Till then the right was synonymous with independence. Thereafter, gradually colonial powers conceded independence to the colonies either voluntarily or after violent or non-violent struggles of the people of the colonies in pursuit of their right of self-determination. For colonial rule had lost its moral and political legitimacy in the post-war period. By virtue of this right people “freely determine their political status and pursue their economic, social and cultural development”.Īs long as this principle was applied to the liberation struggle of the colonies, there was not much controversy.

#Territorial integrity update#

'Ongoing logistical shortages have been compounded by a continued lack of momentum and morale amongst the Russian military, and aggressive fighting by the Ukrainians,' the update added.India was among those countries which had insisted on adding recognition of right of all peoples to self-determination to the International Bill of Human Rights which the United Nations adopted in 1976 to give a legal form to the rights set forth in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights proclaimed by the General Assembly in 1948.The Defense Ministry noted there had been 'no significant change to Russian Forces dispositions in occupied Ukraine' in the past 24 hours.Ministry of Defense said in an intelligence update on Monday morning. 'Russia has gained most ground in the south in the vicinity of Mariupol where heavy fighting continues as Russia attempts to capture the port,' the U.K.State of play: Ukrainian officials reported explosions and Russian military airstrikes in western and west-central parts of the country overnight, including in Zhytomyr and Lutsk, per CNN.

Effective security guarantees for our state are mandatory,' he added.

'Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity are beyond doubt.What he's saying: 'Our priorities in the negotiations are known,' Zelensky said in his address, according to an English translation posted on Ukraine's official presidential website. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he's looking for peace 'without delay' when negotiations resume with Russian officials in Turkey this week, but 'Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity are beyond doubt.'ĭriving the news: Zelensky's comments in a televised address late Sunday came hours after he told Russian journalists that he was prepared to discuss adopting a neutral stance as part of a peace deal with Russia and put an agreement that Ukraine couldn't join NATO to a referendum.