UN Intervention in Kashmir

Kashmir is a Himalayan region in South Asia. Since the independence of India and Pakistan in 1947, and the ensuing Indo-Pakistani War, ownership of Kashmir has been disputed. Currently three countries hold claim to certain parts of Kashmir: Pakistan claims the whole of it to be part of the nation of Pakistan, China lays claim to the Aksai Chin, or the west part of Kashmir. Currently, this land is occupied by India. As of this time, there is a major military conflict going on between India and Pakistan for this land.
As mentioned before, this conflict began in 1947, right after both India and Pakistan gained their indepence from Britain. Pakistani tribesmen and unofficial military combatants advanced into Kashmir. The UN, which had been pleaded to by intervene by India, passed Resolution 47 on April 21, 1948. This Resolution, passed by a Security Council consisting of Argentina, Colombia, Belgium, Syria, Canada, Ukraine, and the Five Powers, said that Pakistani units must withdraw from Pakistan, and a plebiscite would be held by the UN in Kashmir where the people of the region would decide which nation they would go to. This Resolution, although passed by the Security Council, did not stop the still maturing nation-state of Pakistan from advancing its military. The years passed by, and the fighting faded out but never really ended. In 1965 to 1971, fighting erupted again and India pushed Pakistan out of the country. In 1989 again, Pakistani soldiers infiltrated the region. This almost erupted into nuclear war, but U.S. President Bill Clinton intervened.
In 1947, the Security Council's solution to the Kashmir problem, a solution that had the potential to end fighting between India and Pakistan forever, was too idealistic. The U.N. believed that the conflict was one of nationalism and the interest of both of the nations was to govern over people most like them. As can be seen from the consequences, this is not true. Both nations simply wanted the land for its natural beauty and resources. The driving forces were economic rather than political. Thus, a resolution that should be proposed would be to divide the resources equally between the two countries. This would be passed by a new and improved Security Council, one that holds military power and will punish any nation that will break the resolution. Each nation would gain an equal amount of the economic value proposed by an impartial committee, with environmental factors taken into consideration. Since the people of Kashmir have not spoken up yet to say what they feel, they are clearly divided on this subject. Such an action would ensure that both nations will stop fighting, thus saving the lives of many young soldiers from a meaningless death, and would also be a step towards a more peaceful world.