The tangle of Article 370 could have been solved in the early years by Nehru but he dragged his feet and failed to address the problem firmly and decisively. Even the question of a separate flag for the state was pushed under the carpet as one of sentiment. The suggestion made by Vallabhbhai Patel, to resettle the refugees from West Pakistan in Kashmir state, was ignored. Nehru’s approach to the Kashmir issue was guided by sentimentality and clearly lacked foresight.
