At the heart of the Kashmir dispute are not borders, but people who have endured oppression, violence and the denial of a promised political future. Today, Palestine under Israeli occupation, and Jammu and Kashmir under Indian control, stand as stark reminders of unresolved struggles the world has allowed to fester. The Kashmir dispute is among the oldest items on the United Nations Security Council’s agenda. At the heart of the Jammu and Kashmir dispute are not borders, but people. International law is either applied consistently, or reduced to an instrument of power.