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Kashmir: Burning snow

The article consists practical, theoretical and psychological views on the Kashmir issue, also considered as Illegal occupation of Kashmir by Pakistan. We will basically discuss these topics briefly:

1) Article 370

2) Plebiscite, why not ?

3) PoK occupation

4) Militants and separatists

5) Stone pelting and Military Ops

6) Lutyens’ Delhi: Media Hypocrisy

 Article 370

If you are unaware of Article 370, it is the temporary provision which gives J&K the special ‘autonomous’ status, in short, the certain special rights. It actually came from the

clause 7

of ‘

Instrument of accession

”. While, at that time, the provisions were taken to preserve culture of J&K, nowadays, the topic is used more as a vote-banking and political tool. As once former CM Omar Abdullah said, “

Either Article 370 will exist, or J&K won't be a part of India”

. Note that the whole statement can be stated as strategic, political statement. Vote-banking, appeasement and sympathy has been one of the main tactics of winning the chair in J&K. It’s no hidden secret that Article 370 is been told to Kashmiri people more like a ‘comfort’ and ‘ease’ from India than the mere reality. Yet, people are made to think that the provision are their hope of surviving throughout. But, let’s talk some practical reality, shall we? The provision has actually been a hindrance in the peace and development of the J&K. The first and common problem is: the undefined, over-powers given to the forming government of J&K, also hence making it a tool for their votes, while it might sound bit harsh for the people of Kashmir, but due to the immunity from the Lok-Sabha bills, J&K is left aside from overall development and that is also can be questionable the forming governments of J&K, but Mr. Abdullah will never tell you about the other side, cause why? Cause they can’t afford to lose that special power of a CM, given which sometimes subtitle them as “PM of J&K”.  Who would ever want to leave that?   Further since, no private property can be accessed or purchased in the state of J&K, it makes it harder, actually impossible for private sectors to have their footstep in the Valley, hence a kill of a chance in increment of jobs and business acceleration for and between the people of Jammu and Kashmir.   Yet, the sensitive and important impact of Article 370, I would discuss is the psychological game. Let suppose, there is an ‘equilibrium’ in a state of a country. The equilibrium that is the unity and progress with the nation comes when there is a certain moving of people from one state to another. Taking an example of city like: Delhi, how many here are the natives? Only a few, people from different states came here for their progress in jobs or businesses. Likewise, Bangalore, it’s now a IT hub, but, all the engineers didn’t decide born in there right? People moved there. These type of mass movements also result in communal and cultural sharing, hence a strengthened tie between the people of the country. While, the Article 370 turns out to be a wall standing in between, creating a wall between Kashmir and other part of the country. While many of the people, if you are a Kashmiri and after reading till now, might think that the abolition of Article 370 is faulty and against the people. But, the real interest of people in the development of the place. Neither me, nor probably anyone is anti-Kashmiri, Kashmir and the people of Kashmir are the part of India, and everyone matters to us as same as all other citizens. Especially, to the army, who works hard every day to settle peace in the Valleys and helping the people, the forces are the

defender of the people

, not the

enemy

, this is totally pointing to those international or maybe some of own news agency and media who show the Army in bad light and are always trying to increase the gap between the people and the forces. Indeed, even after numerous and continuous attempts of separatists, militants and Pakistan combined, the forces has proved that the righteous always prevail.  

Plebiscite, why or why not?

As after Pt. Nehru took the Kashmir issue to the UN: international court of justice.

UN’s simple and actually undefined solution, ‘resolution 47’, which in short stated to have a plebiscite that is, let the people of J&K decide their fate, by democratically voting. But, then why there hasn’t been a plebiscite? Shehla Rashid still cries for this, yet what she always ignore that the fact: the plebiscite would only be done after the 3 steps: firstly, Pakistan had to withdraw their forces from the occupied region, secondly, India will have it forces at a ‘minimum’ along the whole J&K, third and last: do the plebiscite with appointing all major political parties, return of refugees and all prisoners indeed.

But, firstly, Pakistan never left the occupation of Kashmir. Not only that, after waging 3 wars against the country, how could one expect to do a plebiscite. Not only that, Pakistan made a courtyard and command-house of their evil-deeds and terror and now it’s called Pakistan-Occupied-Kashmir. So, if someone ever still continues to argue for a plebiscite, remind them about the terms on which the resolution could be acted upon, moreover it’s too old, especially when you wage war against and lose 3 times, and also not forgetting the real deal: ‘Instrument of Accession’. The agreement between last ruler Hari Singh and India, agreeing on Jammu and Kashmir be the integral part of this country.

 The PoK problem

Here come the most recent and actual issue for India. Pakistan-Occupied-Kashmir, they also call it Azad-Kashmir, another diplomatic game. PoK consist of Gilgit-Balistan and some other part of Kashmir, lately as Pakistan has been trying to uproar for J&K, India has played a master-stroke for getting Kashmir back, that is strategically and diplomatically isolating Pakistan to take back Gilgit-Balistan. Recently, in the UN council, when Pakistan tried to take help from UN for the Kashmir issue, India reminded them of the Shimla agreement, and stated to vacate the occupation of PoK. If you are unknown to the Shimla agreement, it’s the agreement signed between the Republic of India and Pakistan after the 1971 war, stating that all the conflicts will be issued bilaterally. No doubt, it was a nice and reflective decision by Indira at that time. But, if PoK is India’s part, why India just not take it? The answer is quite complex, at first, when Nehru took the issue to UN, Line of Control was put in place, to keep peace till the issue is solved. Then after, 1965 war, the Tashkent agreement to revert back the forces and maintain the old lines of border. Later, after the Bangladesh freedom war, the peace treaty that was Simla Agreement also stating to solve any conflict bilaterally and peacefully. Since, then both nation has achieved nuclear power and Pakistan is already numskull, so India has kept its promises to keeping the violence to the lowest, also developing a respect in the United Nations for this resistance.  

 Another than the diplomatic and army power, India has indirectly also been supporting the free-Baloch movement, to help the innocent of Baluchistan receive freedom, yet it’s true that only Baloch-movement can’t defeat Pakistan, but it does give burns to Islamabad, yet the cruel part is, a lot of innocent are killed by the Pakistan armed forces, they have kept suppressing Baloch, it’s next to impossible for Baloch alone getting freedom.

 In future, only India’s pre-planned act against Pakistan and acquiring our left Kashmir can help the Baluchistan to be a reality from a dream seen by many, what frightens Pakistan the most is, if ever there is a Baluchistan formed, the left part of the country will be locked between, degrading and finishing itself.

  Militants and Separatists

I am not even sure if these two are different terms or not. One is engaging terror with arm, other with words and ideologies. At last, both of them are like to be the same. Separatists are more like a job of some in the Valleys, feed on the mind of the people, making them engage in hatred, irrespective of any rationality. Separatists are yet not any powerful, they are like that girl in your school, who ranted about everything. Militants, indeed a hurdle while creating peace in the Valleys. But, the Indian army undoubtedly has given a tough time to these insects. The main objective of these militants is quite unknown or actually they never actually reveal it. Militants say they fight for the freedom of Kashmir, yet their superficial sympathy for Kashmir is nothing more than a joke, anything they have to fight for is terrorism, aided by the world-terrorism factory: Pakistan. Not forgetting, the so-called misguided youth: stone-pelters, it’s not been a long time, when the social media got visual proof of how you can have a career in stone-pelting, also being done by Pakistan. COAS Bipin Rawat is actually right upon the strict action against these half-wits, yet the forces should be using more real guns more often.

 Stone-pelting and Military ops

Tourism or terrorism, one could create a tunnel from the same stone, while one could throw it at the armed forced, said by our PM Modi. Indian Army has been doing continuous military operations against the militants. While trying to block these army operations, the militants backed by Pakistan use the local people, well its like buying them, paying them for pelting stones and blocking the way of the military vehicles, so that the militants can get away. What shouldn’t be ignored is, not only stones, but petrol bombs have been used by the militant supporters, it’s the compassion and mercy of the forces that they resist to use any real guns against the pelters. Also, in 2016 almost 88 people joined the militancy, while about 300 Kashmiri joined the Indian Army. 2017 starting, also saw about nine-thousand young Kashmiris to participating in Army selection, 99% students appearing the school boards. These facts and figures are slap on the face of separatists, and before Yasin Malik or Geelani starts cringing for some injured stone-pelters, who are getting free hospital service, I would put light on the Media’s Hypocrisy.

 Lutyens’ Delhi: Media Hypocrisy

By media hypocrisy, the first name in our mind that came would be Barkha Dutt.

But, let’s discuss some basics first. Lutyens’ Delhi media refers to the lazy journalism, spending time in their offices, making theories, assuming them as reality and just trying to justify their dimwitted theories to people. Media always play a serious role in revealing the truth to the public. They can hide Umar Khalid’s plans under fight for ‘Freedom of speech’, call Arunachal Pradesh a ‘disputed state’ but also can uncover the whole separatist propaganda of separatists and stone-petlers.

But, how is Kashmir’s local media? Don’t they misguide people. Yes ,they do and have been. Spicing up, raging people against might be the only way for them to earn a living, cause only few and they are on Social media are the agencies will disclose the truth in Kashmir. There is no needed proof, if the local media can address Kashmir Pandits as cancer, they can possibly do anything. The point to be observed is: how these agencies has been indirectly placing violence and communal insecurity between people, not only in Kashmir, but also between the Kashmiri people and the rest of India. These sources of anti-venom are doing nothing but misusing the freedom of expression given in India.