Ever since independence, no government has been able to
bring peace to the valley of Kashmir.
Pakistan, the linchpin of this, have been encouraging certain separatist and
terrorist groups to create havoc in Kashmir and continue the fight against
India using the people of Kashmir as bait. Separating Kashmir from India and
helping them create a separate nation or including Kashmir within Pakistan is
their prime motto, which in anyway will be used for terrorist activities and
nothing else. Imagine a small, economically poor country with no airports, no
waterways, no industries, no proper educational institutes, controlled by
religious fanatics and terrorist groups. A disastrous situation not only for
India, but also for Kashmir itself.
Pakistan may try to do what Russia did in Ukraine, but here
the situation is different. India is times powerful than Pakistan, unlike
Ukraine to Russia. Pakistan is aware of the fact that they won’t be able to
conquer Kashmir all by themselves, especially since Bin Laden, as now the whole
world has an eye on them. With ally China having their own separate intentions,
Pakistan is fighting India from within India through their “agents”, well
settled in India and some misdirected youths who are readily sacrificing their
future in the name of certain twisted teachings. Unfortunately, India has
always been incapable of handling such anti-Indians who are fighting against
India from within the Indian Territory.
Recent killing of a terrorist by the Indian Army has brought
Kashmir into a standstill. His killing was criticized by Pakistan and some
separatists groups which was understandable, but when thousands attended his
funeral in Kashmir, in India and mourned for him and tagged him a martyr not a
villain, the killing of that terrorist didn’t matter anymore. India failed to
make the psychological impact it should have. Why so many people stood for a
terrorist, who if not killed would have created havoc in their very own
country? Why every action taken by the Indian government to uproot terrorism activity
in Kashmir messes up the situation even more?
Any lead regarding any terrorist activity in Kashmir is
dealt with hard hands. Talk about paramilitary forces or artilleries, it’s code
red, all the time, throughout the year. Terrorism can’t be dealt with
subtlety. Think about Iraq, or Afghanistan.
The United States of America, with joined aid from France, Germany and many
other powerful nations fought to level terrorism to the ground with as much
fury as possible. Drones, Army, Missiles, Intelligence, advanced warfare
machineries, all deployed to the brink. Result?
Terrorists are still flourishing, still killing, still
fighting. It’s the innocents, women and children who are suffering. Their
homes, destroyed, fields burnt, future snatched away. Forced to survive near
the jaws of death. Collateral damage and nothing else.
Fire cannot be defeated with fire. Fighting terrorism has
its costs, yes, but with brave men dying fighting the mere pawns when the real
terrorists are at loose, in their homes, plotting and planning their next move;
one can be assured that the war is never going to end.
No Indian government since independence has been able to
take action against the active separatist groups. Inaction against these groups
and a certain level of political protection has made them stronger than ever.
The armed militants, most of whom are young men from POK, some even from the
valley itself, are created and deployed by these pro-Pakistan separatists, only
to pull the trigger and create mass disturbance. They are mere mercenaries
trained to kill or die. Only fighting the militants is futile. The war in
Kashmir is not going to end unless the masterminds are taken down. Eradicating
such groups which are anti-India, pro-Pakistan and are encouraging terrorist
activities in the valley is the only way to settle the Kashmir problem once and
for all.
It is not going to be easy. Their roots are too deep to be
uprooted without ruining the ground. Innocents will still die; India will still
lose many of her brave sons, political establishments will crumble. Recovery
won’t be easy, but at least, the renegades and the real enemies of our nation
will be exterminated and no more youths will be pushed to terrorism. Till then,
there will be lawlessness, guns will keep on blazing, chaos will remain rooted
and Kashmir will burn.
The longer Kashmir remains in the state of conflict, the
longer humanity is going to suffer. We must understand that it’s not about any religion;
it has never been about any religion. It is all about the greed for power.
Power to rule a piece of land, and for that sacrifices are been made.
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