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'India is making moves in Kashmir' — here's what that means


‘Scared for my life’: politician’s daughter pleads for outside help for Kashmir


More than 2,000 demonstrate in Toronto to show support for Kashmir

 
I wonder if this move is really sort of a nationalistic gesture to distract from the economy, which has been slowing down? Of course, Pakistan is lucky to be offered the same opportunity as well, and it's in an even greater mess.

Same with China's clumsy posturing in Hong Kong (which could have been much more easily diffused via legislature).
 
Anger, impatience mount in Pakistani Kashmir as Khan makes diplomatic push



Imran Khan warns UN of potential nuclear war in Kashmir


Pakistan PM says he has tried to tell world leaders of growing risk of conflict with India over disputed region

 
The costs to the country’s image overseas are higher than government boosters want to believe.

I am no fan of India's hard right Hindu nationalist government. But this was almost inevitable by India. What India is doing now (effectively absorbing Kashmir into the Indian Republic) is exactly what Pakistan did decades ago, with its portions of Kashmir. And that's exactly why other major powers aren't backing Pakistan. Their "concern" comes across as hypocritical. The Indians aren't paying any price at all for this move in Kashmir. Modi even get honours from the Gulf States.

Pakistan PM says he has tried to tell world leaders of growing risk of conflict with India over disputed region

At this point, it's seen as the default state of India-Pakistan relations. And mostly these days, nobody really takes Pakistan's threats seriously anyway. Finding Bin Laden blocks from the Pakistan Military Academy, kind of destroyed their credibility in the global community.

Also, this "warning" is bizarre. He's effectively threatening nuclear war over Indian Occupied Kashmir, a region that Pakistan has never controlled. That's not how they are going to get the sympathy of other major powers.
 
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I am no fan of India's hard right Hindu nationalist government. But this was almost inevitable by India. What India is doing now (effectively absorbing Kashmir into the Indian Republic) is exactly what Kashmir did decades ago. And that's exactly why other major power aren't backing Pakistan. Their "concern" comes across as hypocritical. They aren't paying any price at all for this move in Kashmir. Modi even get honours from the Gulf States.



At this point, it's seen as the default state of India-Pakistan relations. And mostly these days, nobody really takes Pakistan's threats seriously anyway. Finding Bin Laden, blocks from the Pakistan Military Academy kind of destroyed their credibility in the global community.

Also, this "warning" is bizarre. He's effectively threatening nuclear war over Indian Occupied Kashmir, a region that Pakistan has never controlled. That's not how they are going to get the sympathy of other major powers.
Pakistan's only true ally is the People's Republic of China.
 
Kashmir: A year of lockdown and lost autonomy

Aug 4, 2020

A year after India revoked the semi-autonomous status of Jammu and Kashmir, people in the region are still living under curfews, lockdowns and communications restrictions. New Delhi says the measures are necessary to maintain security in the restive region.

However, many Kashmiris consider the policy to be part of a systematic campaign of oppression from India's Hindu nationalist government.

Last year on August 5, New Delhi decided to abrogate Article 370 of the Indian constitution — which granted special status to Jammu and Kashmir — downgraded the state into two federally governed territories.

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The Concerned Citizens Group, an activist organization led by former Indian Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha, has demanded the release of those who were detained under the PSA.

"We find that New Delhi's actions have led to shock, trauma and humiliation among locals [in Kashmir]. Simmering anger over their helplessness persists," Sinha told DW.

Speaking to DW, Para described his detention as "a personal humiliation," and said the Indian government's oppression of local leaders resulted in a "political paralysis" in the region.

"A lot is happening and we are unable to do anything, speak up or resist," he said in Srinagar, adding that India's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) does not have a lot of political support in Kashmir.

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Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government insists that the revocation of the special status was needed to halt the conflict and boost economic development in Kashmir.

The impact of the government's actions over the past year on Kashmir's already fragile economy has been enormous, shuttering shops and small businesses that then took another hit as the coronavirus hit India hard and triggered a nationwide lockdown.

Despite New Delhi's claims that economic progress has been made in Kashmir over the past year, Sheikh Ashiq, the president of Kashmir's Chamber of Commerce and Industry, told DW that the region has faced losses worth over €4.5 billion ($5.3 billion) over the past year.

"These are our rough estimates as we are coming with a proper report soon. One lockdown after another has left nearly 500,000 people unemployed, which is our biggest concern. We are at a point where we have no financial capacity now," Sheikh said, adding the economic crisis is unprecedented.

"There has been unrest in the past as well but this situation is peculiar. We have reached a point where we are completely broken," he said.

 

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