Abhijit Iyer-Mitra who went around Srinagar in chauffeur-driven car didn’t realise the inability to access a hospital in a shutdown is not just a result of blocked roads.
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I don’t see how this article has countered Abhijit iyer-mitra. Firstly, if supposing he misprinted the date, its a very minor issue, you are inferring the entire article is wrong?
Also, for exotic ailments like tumours , there can be “shortages” in the pharmacy or hospitals. This is not only true in kashmir, but in a lot of other places too. The solution to that is that you place a special order and the pharmacy will try to get it. If you had come with a story that a more in demand medicine is unavailable, you would be seen as not just peddling kashmiri media propaganda.
Are the Indian forces crazy to fire the pallets for no reason? What are they supposed to do if the stones are being pelted at them? At one point of time Punjab was worst than what Kashmir is today. It got resolved, How??? The rite of the of the government must run. There were no mobile and internet in the late 90’s and world did not come to an end then. The violence by anti-government forces has be crushed and any thing that helps encourage or support it must be curtailed. Let nobody ask for relaxation in any form unless they guarantee that it will not further the violence.
All those who claim the have right to ask questions must understand that for stupid question they will only get stupid answers. Please experience a stone hit on head and then advise how to react.
If the other story was swinging one away this story is swinging the other way. what is missing is the story from the centre and this is why the government must lift the communications block so that we read reports and news from everywhere. The rumours will stop and it will be better in the long run!
What garbage ? 50m is the upper limit and dispersal starts at around 20m and some of those wounds do look superficial. People who don’t know much about guns may buy this article but it is clearly misinformed. This over the top catastrophizing is ridiculous. Too many people who should be doing poetry are in journalism and produce narratives to tug heart strings rather write clear eyed ground reports. Iyer-Mitra may have it all wrong but you sound ill informed on the basics of things you present as authoritative.
In hindsight, wouldn’t it have been better for GOI to remove 370 without imposing the curfew, even if it was reluctant to adopt a bi-partisan approach to revocation? At worst, it could have been like Hong Kong. But then this is a government with a leader having 56″ whatever, and therefore shouldn’t be shy of taking all the flak from all kinds of stakeholders – domestic and international – and manage it. Curtailing all sorts of freedom is only worsening the situation, and may lead to irreversible alienation.
This author can go PoK to see and find how the innocent peoples are suffering because of pak inhuman activities? Why they involved in protest or any other unacceptable activities? They will know they will be punished by military if they involved in any unusual protest, then why they are doing. So they are suffering.
Kudos to The Print for publishing this article. The recent opinion pieces from Mitra (Goebbels) are clearly (Biryani) Doval dictated and we needed somebody like you to counter this propaganda. Keep up the good work.
Abhijit Iyer-Mitra is carrying his own view in the two sockets meant for eyes. A counter view is either layered below or carefully ignored in his piece
This article is just as biased and slanted as the one by Mr. Iyer.
However, such “stories” gain traction only when there is a paucity of reliable information from on the ground reporters. The earlier the restrictions are lifted the better it would be for everyone. Exaggerated reports (on both sides) would give way to factual and objective reports.
Here we go the claims and counterclaims battle starts again! Honestly don’t know who to believe anymore. Regardless of whose version is factual, this has gone on for too long now, these are Indian citizens and its the govt of India’s responsibility to make things right. Sorry Kashmiri sisters and brothers!
There also continue to be – despite bland denials – reports of young people being brutalised by soldiers. One says this not just as a dove and a compassionate human being but as a pragmatic verity. All these acts are weakening our hold over the Valley. Recall the savagery of the Narasimha Rao years. If an exceptional burst of unremitting force could have solved the problem once and for all, Kashmir would not have continued to fester. As far as the media is concerned, to the extent it is allowed to report from the trenches, it should be true to the salt of its profession. The government has its own PR department. It need not become a force multiplier, accepting hospitality, chopper rides, intrernet access and whatever other goodies may be on offer.
The author seems to have a fixed views on different communities living in Kashmir. A non-partisan outlook seems to be missing. The article dated 23rd June and the present one bear its testimony. It would be interesting to have an article from the same author on POK.
Totally agree. I think the writer should write an article on Central African Republic too , because the worlds largest democracy needs to justify itself with “whataboutery “ .
Nobody is justifying we are taking precautionary steps, then where cones the whataboutery here?
And the God aka Deb is clueless whether to agree or not.
I don’t see how this article has countered Abhijit iyer-mitra. Firstly, if supposing he misprinted the date, its a very minor issue, you are inferring the entire article is wrong?
Also, for exotic ailments like tumours , there can be “shortages” in the pharmacy or hospitals. This is not only true in kashmir, but in a lot of other places too. The solution to that is that you place a special order and the pharmacy will try to get it. If you had come with a story that a more in demand medicine is unavailable, you would be seen as not just peddling kashmiri media propaganda.
Are the Indian forces crazy to fire the pallets for no reason? What are they supposed to do if the stones are being pelted at them? At one point of time Punjab was worst than what Kashmir is today. It got resolved, How??? The rite of the of the government must run. There were no mobile and internet in the late 90’s and world did not come to an end then. The violence by anti-government forces has be crushed and any thing that helps encourage or support it must be curtailed. Let nobody ask for relaxation in any form unless they guarantee that it will not further the violence.
All those who claim the have right to ask questions must understand that for stupid question they will only get stupid answers. Please experience a stone hit on head and then advise how to react.
If the other story was swinging one away this story is swinging the other way. what is missing is the story from the centre and this is why the government must lift the communications block so that we read reports and news from everywhere. The rumours will stop and it will be better in the long run!
What garbage ? 50m is the upper limit and dispersal starts at around 20m and some of those wounds do look superficial. People who don’t know much about guns may buy this article but it is clearly misinformed. This over the top catastrophizing is ridiculous. Too many people who should be doing poetry are in journalism and produce narratives to tug heart strings rather write clear eyed ground reports. Iyer-Mitra may have it all wrong but you sound ill informed on the basics of things you present as authoritative.
In hindsight, wouldn’t it have been better for GOI to remove 370 without imposing the curfew, even if it was reluctant to adopt a bi-partisan approach to revocation? At worst, it could have been like Hong Kong. But then this is a government with a leader having 56″ whatever, and therefore shouldn’t be shy of taking all the flak from all kinds of stakeholders – domestic and international – and manage it. Curtailing all sorts of freedom is only worsening the situation, and may lead to irreversible alienation.
This author can go PoK to see and find how the innocent peoples are suffering because of pak inhuman activities? Why they involved in protest or any other unacceptable activities? They will know they will be punished by military if they involved in any unusual protest, then why they are doing. So they are suffering.
Kudos to The Print for publishing this article. The recent opinion pieces from Mitra (Goebbels) are clearly (Biryani) Doval dictated and we needed somebody like you to counter this propaganda. Keep up the good work.
How we trust you. Aren’t you the same Jihadi mentality people who wants to keep pot boiling.
Abhijit Iyer-Mitra is carrying his own view in the two sockets meant for eyes. A counter view is either layered below or carefully ignored in his piece
This article is just as biased and slanted as the one by Mr. Iyer.
However, such “stories” gain traction only when there is a paucity of reliable information from on the ground reporters. The earlier the restrictions are lifted the better it would be for everyone. Exaggerated reports (on both sides) would give way to factual and objective reports.
Here we go the claims and counterclaims battle starts again! Honestly don’t know who to believe anymore. Regardless of whose version is factual, this has gone on for too long now, these are Indian citizens and its the govt of India’s responsibility to make things right. Sorry Kashmiri sisters and brothers!
There also continue to be – despite bland denials – reports of young people being brutalised by soldiers. One says this not just as a dove and a compassionate human being but as a pragmatic verity. All these acts are weakening our hold over the Valley. Recall the savagery of the Narasimha Rao years. If an exceptional burst of unremitting force could have solved the problem once and for all, Kashmir would not have continued to fester. As far as the media is concerned, to the extent it is allowed to report from the trenches, it should be true to the salt of its profession. The government has its own PR department. It need not become a force multiplier, accepting hospitality, chopper rides, intrernet access and whatever other goodies may be on offer.
The author seems to have a fixed views on different communities living in Kashmir. A non-partisan outlook seems to be missing. The article dated 23rd June and the present one bear its testimony. It would be interesting to have an article from the same author on POK.
Totally agree. I think the writer should write an article on Central African Republic too , because the worlds largest democracy needs to justify itself with “whataboutery “ .
Nobody is justifying we are taking precautionary steps, then where cones the whataboutery here?
And the God aka Deb is clueless whether to agree or not.