I think it is better if the authors confine themselves to talking about the film and stop their gratuitous half-baked analysis of background of terrorism or origins of LeT. The authors are not Indians or Persons of Indian Origin, and it is quite clear they know nothing about India or its blood drenched history, (where it has to handle repeated invasions), and they even seem to know less about the origins of the deep state of Pakistan or Pakistan backed terrorism in India.
Let me see if the theprint is transparent enough to post my comment
The authors linking the Pakistani infiltrators, their brutal attack in Mumbai to Kashmir or living conditions of Indian Muslims is ludicrous.
It is well known, that LeT is a political Islamic entity , subscribes to the ideology of Political Islam, and that it almost functions as a covert arm of Pakistani Army, and their intentions is to basically invade entire India and force Islamic Rule over the entire country, It is also well known that they covet the water resources in Indian state of J&K. In short, they do not have a single agenda item of just J&K, though muslim majority J&K being part of India, is used for motivating terrorists
The mention about Kashmir and alleged human rights abuses by India is laughable and one-sided . Pakistan invading the independent state of Kashmir is never mentioned. J&K irrevocably acceding to India, to escape the invasion by Pakistan is not mentioned. After Occupying and retaining a third of J&K, the demographic Invasion of Pakistani Occupied Kashmir (PoK) over the past 8 decades, where Indigenous Kashmiris have been reduced to a minority has never been mentioned. The fact that, indigenous Kashmiris in PoK have never been given self-rule and there are no functioning democracy there, and there are periodic protests on this is also not mentioned.
Also not mentioned is the Water dimension, which is that despite India being generous in giving over 70% percent of Indus water basin to Pakistan (the most generous trans-national water treaty in the world) , the Pakistani desire to invade and forcibly take control of the origins of the water supply of the Indus River Basin, and Pakistani attempts to deny legitimate desire of Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir to use the water resources in its state. Also not mentioned is Pakistani attempts to infiltrate terrorists in Indian state of J&K, brutally Kill anyone who wants development and normal relations with federal government in Delhi. Not mentioned is the ethnic cleansing of half a million Minority Hindus and Sikhs in Indian state of J&K. India has soldiers inside J&K (apart from Border) to protect Minorities who have fled to Jammu region and also protect Kashmiris from Pakisstani infiltrators, who terrorize them. This is not mentioned. Not mentioned is the war waged by the infiltrators on the syncretic Sufi Islamic traditions of Kashmir over the past three decades. To get continued local support from Indigenous Kashmiris, the Pakistani terrorists/infiltrators, have forced Talibani dictats on the womenfolks there and have ensured complete radicalization, that includes a call to Political Islam and Islamic State. This recent transformation of youngsters to the cause of Political Islam is not mentioned.
India is a country with maximum number of poor people (belonging to all religions), backwardness in human development indices (belonging to all religions) and the country as a whole wants to lift itself out of poverty. The Majority of the Indian citizens are resolute in their determination of the same. What is the relevance of Indian Muslims in a discussion about a Movie, based on a real-life incident involving Pakistani Terrorists, supported by the Pakistani Deep State, who wantonly and brutally kill unarmed civilians (Indians and Foreigners) ?
It has now been seen the world over (Islamic state, Muslim brotherhood etc..) that key terrorists and the masters are highly educated, use Political Islamic ideology & Islamic Rule by Sharia, conversion of Non-muslims (especially women), with alleged threat to Islam as motivation, and NOT poverty. Terrorism is also perpetrated in Islamic countries against those who do not believe in Political Islam. The fact is that Non-muslim population has drastically declined in Islamic countries especially Pakistan and Bangladesh. However, Muslim population has grown in India. Foot soldiers are recruited to carry out the acts using any means possible (Vision of Islamic rule by Caliphate I and Political Power, fomenting religious tensions to propagate Islam under threat narrative, tapping into the alienation of Muslim youths in Ghettos of Europe, OR blatant intimidation of young Muslims in Afghanistan, PoK, Indian state of J&K, and monetary incentives in Africa,Pakistan)
Among others, the film itself has ONE BIG Gaping Flaw, it NEVER names the terrorists as originating from Pakistan, which is a known fact. Any reasonable commentator would have caught this deficiency and highlighted the same.
Am surprised that University of Toronto and Queen’s university, which are well known universities, have hired such folks on their rolls, who do not have sufficient understanding of basic history of Foreign (to Canada) countries, and are prone to one-sided arguments, along with sweeping generalizations.
I think it is better if the authors confine themselves to talking about the film and stop their gratuitous half-baked analysis of background of terrorism or origins of LeT. The authors are not Indians or Persons of Indian Origin, and it is quite clear they know nothing about India or its blood drenched history, (where it has to handle repeated invasions), and they even seem to know less about the origins of the deep state of Pakistan or Pakistan backed terrorism in India.
Let me see if the theprint is transparent enough to post my comment
The authors linking the Pakistani infiltrators, their brutal attack in Mumbai to Kashmir or living conditions of Indian Muslims is ludicrous.
It is well known, that LeT is a political Islamic entity , subscribes to the ideology of Political Islam, and that it almost functions as a covert arm of Pakistani Army, and their intentions is to basically invade entire India and force Islamic Rule over the entire country, It is also well known that they covet the water resources in Indian state of J&K. In short, they do not have a single agenda item of just J&K, though muslim majority J&K being part of India, is used for motivating terrorists
The mention about Kashmir and alleged human rights abuses by India is laughable and one-sided . Pakistan invading the independent state of Kashmir is never mentioned. J&K irrevocably acceding to India, to escape the invasion by Pakistan is not mentioned. After Occupying and retaining a third of J&K, the demographic Invasion of Pakistani Occupied Kashmir (PoK) over the past 8 decades, where Indigenous Kashmiris have been reduced to a minority has never been mentioned. The fact that, indigenous Kashmiris in PoK have never been given self-rule and there are no functioning democracy there, and there are periodic protests on this is also not mentioned.
Also not mentioned is the Water dimension, which is that despite India being generous in giving over 70% percent of Indus water basin to Pakistan (the most generous trans-national water treaty in the world) , the Pakistani desire to invade and forcibly take control of the origins of the water supply of the Indus River Basin, and Pakistani attempts to deny legitimate desire of Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir to use the water resources in its state. Also not mentioned is Pakistani attempts to infiltrate terrorists in Indian state of J&K, brutally Kill anyone who wants development and normal relations with federal government in Delhi. Not mentioned is the ethnic cleansing of half a million Minority Hindus and Sikhs in Indian state of J&K. India has soldiers inside J&K (apart from Border) to protect Minorities who have fled to Jammu region and also protect Kashmiris from Pakisstani infiltrators, who terrorize them. This is not mentioned. Not mentioned is the war waged by the infiltrators on the syncretic Sufi Islamic traditions of Kashmir over the past three decades. To get continued local support from Indigenous Kashmiris, the Pakistani terrorists/infiltrators, have forced Talibani dictats on the womenfolks there and have ensured complete radicalization, that includes a call to Political Islam and Islamic State. This recent transformation of youngsters to the cause of Political Islam is not mentioned.
India is a country with maximum number of poor people (belonging to all religions), backwardness in human development indices (belonging to all religions) and the country as a whole wants to lift itself out of poverty. The Majority of the Indian citizens are resolute in their determination of the same. What is the relevance of Indian Muslims in a discussion about a Movie, based on a real-life incident involving Pakistani Terrorists, supported by the Pakistani Deep State, who wantonly and brutally kill unarmed civilians (Indians and Foreigners) ?
It has now been seen the world over (Islamic state, Muslim brotherhood etc..) that key terrorists and the masters are highly educated, use Political Islamic ideology & Islamic Rule by Sharia, conversion of Non-muslims (especially women), with alleged threat to Islam as motivation, and NOT poverty. Terrorism is also perpetrated in Islamic countries against those who do not believe in Political Islam. The fact is that Non-muslim population has drastically declined in Islamic countries especially Pakistan and Bangladesh. However, Muslim population has grown in India. Foot soldiers are recruited to carry out the acts using any means possible (Vision of Islamic rule by Caliphate I and Political Power, fomenting religious tensions to propagate Islam under threat narrative, tapping into the alienation of Muslim youths in Ghettos of Europe, OR blatant intimidation of young Muslims in Afghanistan, PoK, Indian state of J&K, and monetary incentives in Africa,Pakistan)
Among others, the film itself has ONE BIG Gaping Flaw, it NEVER names the terrorists as originating from Pakistan, which is a known fact. Any reasonable commentator would have caught this deficiency and highlighted the same.
Am surprised that University of Toronto and Queen’s university, which are well known universities, have hired such folks on their rolls, who do not have sufficient understanding of basic history of Foreign (to Canada) countries, and are prone to one-sided arguments, along with sweeping generalizations.