Talk of his transfer was doing the rounds for a while, with reports that Mehbooba Mufti wanted to remove him amid a fresh spurt in violence in the Valley.
When Israelis pushed out Arabs in 1948, they didn’t think that embittered refugees would turn into a permanent threat to their new state. This was a catastrophic miscalculation.
ISKP, a sub-continental branch of the Islamic State, is said to have vowed to extend operations in Kashmir, on encouragement from Pakistan’s security establishment.
Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.
Modi Govt’s muscular policy is akin to closing the stable doors after the horse has bolted. The brahminical top civil services officers are mere file pushers. They are of the same caliber as the IAS and RBI officials who were yes men during the note bandhi. These notebandhi wizards are still carrying the can left bend by the 2 1/2 men ruling this unfortunate country.
Modi Govt’s muscular policy is akin to closing the stable doors after the horse has bolted. The brahminical top civil services officers are mere file pushers. They are of the same caliber as the IAS and RBI officials who were yes men during the note bandhi. These notebandhi wizards are still carrying the can left bend by the 2 1/2 men ruling this unfortunate country.
Kashmir deserves the best, most capable officer to be its DGP. Nothing else matters.