When I was going through the list of seminars I could take for Spring 2021, the title of AIST 3086 instantly attracted me. The course was a perfect blend of Asian studies and history which allowed me to learn more of my rich and expansive race. We went through various areas of conflict throughout the Asian continent, and carefully analyzed both sides of the war trying to form self-made observations and conclusions which would allow us to make theoretical solutions without any biases. This course introduced us to North-South Korean differences/conflicts, The Afghanistan war, India-Pakistan tensions and Chinese disputes with its neighboring countries. These discussions have helped me realize that situations of bilateral or multilateral conflicts are never quite black and white. From the outside looking in, people around the world can make thousands of assumptions or propose numerous theoretical solutions but they never truly take into consideration the centuries old history that laid the foundations to these conflicts. In order to bring about real change, we as the next generation must be educated in the historical, social and cultural issues which surround the conflicts. If the war and conflict is the trunk of a tree; these social, historical and cultural issues are not the branches of the problem but rather the root. This course has sparked an interest in me to explore and learn more about the conditions surrounding Asia's conflicts and wars and learn the why(s) and why nots of situations taking place not only in my continent but all over the world. As the final assignment for our class we were asked to propose a policy which could solve the issues of a region. We were allowed to choose from conflicts all over Asia. I wanted to delve deeper into an issue which was familiar to me since childhood. I tried forming a policy for the Kashmir conflict between India and Pakistan which has been linked below.