Unfortunately, we seem to feel that we are on slippery ground as soon as the question of self-determination for Kashmir crops up. We pointto Kashmir's accession and its democratically elected legislature as facts which justify the state remaining in India. These are weighty arguments, but they do not address the issue of the right of a people to self-determination. If we are to combat Pakistani propaganda, we need to stand up and tell the world that the right to self-determination is not an inalienable right. Take the state of J&K--that right will most probably result in the dismemberment of that state into its constituent parts of Ladakh, Jammu and the Kashmir valley, apart from the northern territories with Gilgit at the centre. The point is, once we embark on this self-determination binge, where do we draw the line? Take Kosovo, a tiny province no bigger that the average Indian district or Lok Sabha constituency. Does that mean if tomorrow South Mumbai wants to secede, we should grant its population that right? This would result in an accelerating process of fragmentation, an unstable conglomeration of small states nobody would be happywith. Moreover, these small states, having pushed out all alien populations, would be xenophobic throwbacks, constantly at each other's throats. Would that be an improvement from being part of a large multi-ethnic, multi-religious, democratic state like India? We need to tell the world that what we need is not more fragmentation, but more inclusion, provided, of course, there is no discrimination. And even if discrimination exists, surely the solution is to ensure greater democracy, rather than seek refuge in tribalism? It is this message that we need to tell the West, and our efforts, both by the government as well as the our business community, should be directed towards this national endeavour.