I roamed around the streets of Srinagar for about a week. Here’s how things look on the ground.
It is about the politics, stupid! The economics is only a concomitant, or collateral.
There has been an overt conversion of the post of the governor into a totally political one.
The country’s nationalism was built on grounds that did not exist. It’s time to rewrite the script.
Admit it is the Muslim-ness of Kashmir which is a problem in a nation that increasingly defines itself as Hindu. But this won't stop at Kashmir. We could all lose our rights like this.
Kashmir has suddenly been locked down, its people suppressed, its leaders held. But why now?
After Pulwama, India changed its Kashmir policy, going on the offensive. This rattled Pakistan. But it's been even worse hit by international support for India on removing Article 370.
After the arbitrary move to abrogate Article 370, the govt has arrested Kashmiri leaders like Shah Faesal and placed choking restrictions on the Valley. Kashmir is an open-air prison now.
The revocation of Article 370 has brought back a flood of memories to different political and religious quarters in Punjab. Some are of great heroism. Some are of utter trauma.
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Tarar Square | 5-minute read
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