That there were so many inner contradictions in Pakistan’s position on Kashmir was never difficult to comprehend. The new Indian focus on PoK and Gilgit and Baltistan creates a more balanced negotiating framework with Pakistan. This should also help India raise the national awareness on the many ignored dimensions of Kashmir and educate the international community on the complexity of the dispute. Above all, it sends out a long-delayed message to the people of Gilgit, Baltistan and the PoK that India will not be a mute spectator to the injustices being perpetrated on them by Islamabad. In rightly pointing to the many ills of Pakistan’s rule in PoK, India should not, however, become complacent about its own constitutional and political obligations to the people of Kashmir and a commitment to find an early resolution to the dispute with Pakistan. India, in the end, must judge itself by higher political standards than those that prevail in Pakistan.