The present uprising in Kashmir—-Some Apprehensions
There have been unparalleled public demonstrations in the valley of Kashmir recently, and in terms of numbers at least, these demos might have surpassed those of 1990. The message that is absolutely loud and clear from this mass uprising is that India has miserably failed in killing the peoples’ sentiment for freedom despite the fact that after its armed invasion and occupation of the land of Kashmir in 1947 it has ruled the state on the basis of brute force either without or with a facade of democracy. Apparently the situation presents a very encouraging scenario, but on a slightly deeper reflection some worrying concerns emerge, and all does not seem to be well.
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