Menon was then flown to Jammu to inform the Maharaja of the government`s point of view, then the Maharaja finally signed the instrument of accession on October 26, and Menon returned to Delhi with Mahajan. On November 1, 1947, Mountbatten flew to Lahore for a conference with Jinnah and suggested that in all princely states where the ruler did not join a dominion equal to the majority population (which included both Junagadh, Hyderabad and Kashmir), membership should be decided by an “impartial reference to the will of the people.” Jinnah declined the offer. According to Indian scholar A. G. Noorani, Jinnah squandered his influence. [67] The plan was for the invaders to mingle with the local population and incite them to rebellion. Meanwhile, guerrilla warfare would begin, destroying bridges, tunnels and highways, as well as Indian army facilities and airfields, and creating the conditions for an “armed uprising” in Kashmir. [130] If the attempt fails, Pakistan hopes to have drawn international attention to the Kashmir issue. [131] With the advanced weapons newly acquired by U.S. arms aid, Pakistan believed it could achieve tactical victories in a rapid and limited war. [132] Period of conflict (December 8, 1989–present): On December 8, 1989, members of the JKLF launched an uprising against the Indian government in the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Prime Minister Farooq Abdullah resigned on 18 January 1990 and the Indian government placed the state of Jammu and Kashmir under the president`s rule on 19 January 1990.

Indian government forces were killed on 20 September. In January 1990, there were about 100 demonstrators at the Gawakadal Bridge in Srinagar. The Indian government dissolved the Legislative Assembly on 19 February 1990 and about 125,000 government troops were stationed in the Jammu and Kashmir region. Government forces killed about 33 protesters in Srinagar on 1 March 1990. Yasin Malik, commander of the JKLF, was arrested in Srinagar on 6 August 1990. Islamic militants attacked and killed a member of the Border Guard Force (BSF) in Sopore on 6 January 1993, and BSF staff responded by killing about 55 civilians in Sopore. General K. V. Krishna Rao was appointed Governor of the State of Jammu and Kashmir on 12 March 1993. The All Party Hurriyat (Freedom) Conference (APHC), a coalition of 23 secessionist groups in Jammu and Kashmir, was formed on 31 July 1993.

Government forces killed 37 protesters in Bijbehara on 22 October 1993. Yasin Malik, the former commander of the JFLK, was arrested on 17 September. He was released from prison in May 1994. Yasin Malik, a representative of the JFLK, declared a unilateral ceasefire with the Indian government on 21 May 1994. Government forces killed 19 Islamic militants on 17 June 1994. Government forces besieged Hazrat Bal Shrine from July 29 to August 6, 1994. Ten government soldiers were killed in a bomb attack by Islamic militants on December 24, 1994. An estimated 1,300 civilians, 200 police officers and 1,600 Islamic militants were killed in political violence in the state of Jammu and Kashmir in 1994. Government forces clashed with Islamic militants on 30 January 1995, resulting in the deaths of nine people. Islamic militants attacked government soldiers on July 22, 1995, resulting in the deaths of seven government soldiers and two militants. Elections in the state of Jammu and Kashmir were held from 7 to 30 September.

The Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) won 57 of the 87 seats in the Legislative Assembly. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) won eight seats in the Legislative Assembly. About 567 people were killed in pre-election violence. The presidential regime in the state of Jammu and Kashmir ended on 9 October 1996. Dr. Farooq Abdullah of the Jammu and Kashmir National Conference (JKNC) formed a government as Chief Minister on 9 October 1996. Islamic militants killed seven Kashmiri (Hindu) pandits in the village of Sangrampora on March 22, 1997. Government forces killed 15 Islamist militants on May 14, 1997. Three government soldiers were killed by a landmine on 3 June 1997. Government forces killed about 13 Islamist militants on June 6, 1997. Islamic militants killed a government soldier near the town of Jammu on October 23, 1997.

On the same day, two people were killed in bombings near Srinagar. About 23 Kashmiri (Hindu) Pandits, including nine women and four children, were killed on 25 January 1998 by suspected members of the Islamic militant group Lashkar-e-Taiba in the town of Wandhama. .