Arun.Prabhu asked
And what is this story about UK-US wanting Pakistan to counter the spread of communism. You give the Americans and the English too much credit and our people too little.
There is a bunch of British secret papers published just in 2018.
Towards a Ceasefire in Kashmir, British Official Reports from South Asia, 18 September – 31 December 1948
edited by L. Carter.
Bear with me, this is a little long, even though I'm try to keep the excerpts short. It is relevant to the question above.
#194
Grafftey-Smith to Noel-Baker
Telegram, Top Secret
Karachi, November 18, 1948, 3.20 pm
"...one overruling anxiety of Pakistan Government is the danger of any further considerable movement of Muslims from Kashmir into West Punjab, since they believe that influx of no more than another one or two hundred thousand refugees would crack provincial economy and mean collapse of Pakistan."
{and India is with relentless determination building up to attack Poonch and Mirpur which would produce such a flood of refugees}
"5. I have already reported to you the words used by the editor of Dawn in conversation with me on November 5th when he said after emphasizing his dislike of Russia and of communism "but we would rather be conquered by Russians than be reconquered by India". This sentiment which would be shared by any Pakistan was recently endorsed to me with all sincerity by the Pakistan Prime Minister.....If we do nothing to restrain the present Indian offensive in Kashmir and if this leads to a further influx of panic-stricken Muslim refugees ....I fear that a nation-wide revulsion of feeling here favorable to Russia and hostile to ourselves will be inevitable".
Well, historical fact is that the British advised the Indian government against proceeding.
#184 in the book noted that Pakistan had left West Punjab very lightly defended and that if Nehru had any problem in Kashmir he could very easily take West Punjab and thus settle the Kashmir issue.
#195 in the book notes that Pakistan has relied on British assurances that India will not expand the conflict into Punjab and thus moved key Punjab forces into Kashmir, and there would be "incalculable" effect on British-Pakistan if disaster ensued from an Indian push into Punjab.
#214 and some subsequent are about how the Brits tried to persuade Nehru that there was no military solution to the Kashmir problem, that Indian forces' morale was wearing thin, the army was short of supplies, etc., etc.
IMO, because General Cariappa is kicking Pakis and not falling in with British schemes "he is vain, superficial, impetuous, lacking in stability, moral courage and above all military judgement".