The killing of five Bengali labourers in Kashmir is a dark reminder of how easily it can slip back into the old normal. This is the fallout of freezing politics and governance after lifting Article 370. The government must go beyond tough talk and unveil a blueprint for genuine change.
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This is yet another example of misdirected blame. I remember in the 90s when Kashmiri terror was in full force, Indian journalists and academics would blame intelligence failures or alienation of Kashmiris or lack of development. In other words, it was all about blaming the govt instead of the terrorists. Do you think that to the terrorists it matters that Article 370 was abrogated. In fact, for decades they told us that Article 370 was a sham. The responsibility for the terror and the violence lies upon the killers. As far as the policy changes are concerned, it will take decades before things turned around, but at least we are now on the right path.
When violence followed the killing of Burhan Wani, the thought struck me, With force, resistance will never succeed. What if these people follow Gandhian non violent non cooperation, take the moral high ground. That seems to be happening. We have no good answers.
Tragic, but by no means unexpected. It is difficult to lay the blame for all that goes wrong in the Valley on Pakistan. The land belongs to the people, who have been unable to say a word on changes that have upended their lives. Even in purely economic terms, phenomenal losses – by the standards of the state’s largely agricultural / pastoral / tourism economy – are taking place. The world’s gaze is on Kashmir.
Journalists like THE PRINT team is giving too much benefit of the doubt to Modi government. Truth of the matter is Narendra Modi Amit Shah duo have no plan for change for the benefit of the people of the valley. Their only plan is to forcibly “ghussao” (the Hindi word meaning “aggressively push in”) the outsider Hindus into the valley to blur the Muslim-majority label of that place.
Somehow I don’t think that is true. The Kashmiri Pandits are the canary in the coal mine. Until such time as they can return in peace and honour, what hope is there that “ outsiders “ can settle, with or without buying land. The next level of Kashmir’s prosperity, if that involves large scale investment from outside the state, is unattainable in these unsettled conditions. Had the MEPs been Hindi movie fans too could have asked, all through their visit, Itna Sannata kyon hai, Bhai …
This is yet another example of misdirected blame. I remember in the 90s when Kashmiri terror was in full force, Indian journalists and academics would blame intelligence failures or alienation of Kashmiris or lack of development. In other words, it was all about blaming the govt instead of the terrorists. Do you think that to the terrorists it matters that Article 370 was abrogated. In fact, for decades they told us that Article 370 was a sham. The responsibility for the terror and the violence lies upon the killers. As far as the policy changes are concerned, it will take decades before things turned around, but at least we are now on the right path.
When violence followed the killing of Burhan Wani, the thought struck me, With force, resistance will never succeed. What if these people follow Gandhian non violent non cooperation, take the moral high ground. That seems to be happening. We have no good answers.
Tragic, but by no means unexpected. It is difficult to lay the blame for all that goes wrong in the Valley on Pakistan. The land belongs to the people, who have been unable to say a word on changes that have upended their lives. Even in purely economic terms, phenomenal losses – by the standards of the state’s largely agricultural / pastoral / tourism economy – are taking place. The world’s gaze is on Kashmir.
Journalists like THE PRINT team is giving too much benefit of the doubt to Modi government. Truth of the matter is Narendra Modi Amit Shah duo have no plan for change for the benefit of the people of the valley. Their only plan is to forcibly “ghussao” (the Hindi word meaning “aggressively push in”) the outsider Hindus into the valley to blur the Muslim-majority label of that place.
Somehow I don’t think that is true. The Kashmiri Pandits are the canary in the coal mine. Until such time as they can return in peace and honour, what hope is there that “ outsiders “ can settle, with or without buying land. The next level of Kashmir’s prosperity, if that involves large scale investment from outside the state, is unattainable in these unsettled conditions. Had the MEPs been Hindi movie fans too could have asked, all through their visit, Itna Sannata kyon hai, Bhai …
This is yet another example of misdirected blame. I remember in the 90s when Kashmiri terror was in full force, Indian journalists and academics would blame intelligence failures or alienation of Kashmiris or lack of development. In other words, it was all about blaming the govt instead of the terrorists. Do you think that to the terrorists it matters that Article 370 was abrogated. In fact, for decades they told us that Article 370 was a sham. The responsibility for the terror and the violence lies upon the killers. As far as the policy changes are concerned, it will take decades before things turned around, but at least we are now on the right path.
India should finish Pakistan militarily even if it has to go nuclear. let this problem be finished once and for all.
Jihadis are motivated by their religious dictat. No matter what India does, that will not pacify them. In fact, they will ask for more.
Another kashmir is waiting to be born in West Bengal.
When violence followed the killing of Burhan Wani, the thought struck me, With force, resistance will never succeed. What if these people follow Gandhian non violent non cooperation, take the moral high ground. That seems to be happening. We have no good answers.
Tragic, but by no means unexpected. It is difficult to lay the blame for all that goes wrong in the Valley on Pakistan. The land belongs to the people, who have been unable to say a word on changes that have upended their lives. Even in purely economic terms, phenomenal losses – by the standards of the state’s largely agricultural / pastoral / tourism economy – are taking place. The world’s gaze is on Kashmir.
Journalists like THE PRINT team is giving too much benefit of the doubt to Modi government. Truth of the matter is Narendra Modi Amit Shah duo have no plan for change for the benefit of the people of the valley. Their only plan is to forcibly “ghussao” (the Hindi word meaning “aggressively push in”) the outsider Hindus into the valley to blur the Muslim-majority label of that place.
Somehow I don’t think that is true. The Kashmiri Pandits are the canary in the coal mine. Until such time as they can return in peace and honour, what hope is there that “ outsiders “ can settle, with or without buying land. The next level of Kashmir’s prosperity, if that involves large scale investment from outside the state, is unattainable in these unsettled conditions. Had the MEPs been Hindi movie fans too could have asked, all through their visit, Itna Sannata kyon hai, Bhai …