tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post9133169993686025041..comments2024-03-28T05:22:10.255-07:00Comments on Broadsword by Ajai Shukla - Strategy. Economics. Defence.: Engaging Kashmir’s alienated youthBroadswordhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13076780076240598482noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-62060552840554911962022-11-02T03:29:38.454-07:002022-11-02T03:29:38.454-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Alina Rodrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16403894026611553623noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-25332478929422828292019-10-04T04:34:50.515-07:002019-10-04T04:34:50.515-07:00Israel style no mercy to jihadi even stone thrower...Israel style no mercy to jihadi even stone throwers is the only answerAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07604026244637128538noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-7134025804876450032019-08-03T00:39:43.427-07:002019-08-03T00:39:43.427-07:00The high cost that the Indian armed forces and par...The high cost that the Indian armed forces and paramilitary are bearing is the only reason the Kashmir issue will never become a true freedom struggle. If the Indian soldier was as trigger happy as the American GI, then you could say that India is an occupying force. You should know. In the American wars (Vietnam, Iraq, Afghanistan), body count and kill ratios were the holy grail and a simple comparison of casualty figures will show that the US forces with their massive firepower killed 10 or more enemy troops for every soldier lost. And still they lost/are losing. It's quite perplexing honestly, to see a respectable senior veteran repeatedly denigrate the efforts of his own erstwhile brothers in arms. Sachinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155316369188829725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-11931234333370898222019-08-03T00:22:22.015-07:002019-08-03T00:22:22.015-07:00The use of statistics in the same manner that a dr...The use of statistics in the same manner that a drunkard uses a lamp post - for support rather than illumination. For instance, the worst 'kill ratio'year as per your analysis is 2013. And the figure for 2019 is largely influenced by the single terrorist success at Pulwama in which 44 CRPF jawans were martyred. And the surprising thing is your analysis considers Kashmir as an indigenous freedom struggle, completely ignoring the terror factory across the border. Also, you seem to prefer the comatose policy that lasted for two decades with military and socio-economic change both driven by the army. At least things seem to be moving towards a definite conclusion now. And yes, the route may not be pretty or to your liking. But change is coming.Sachinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155316369188829725noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-10449409948964401392019-07-31T05:28:00.964-07:002019-07-31T05:28:00.964-07:00Sir,
"separatist hard core", "Kashm...Sir,<br />"separatist hard core", "Kashmiri political leaders" are categories of thought that might lend clarity to your article on "alienated youth" to me they obfuscate understanding. do you think this separatist hard core is not nurtured by kashmiri political leaders, money is not laundered, that nia is sniffing up the wrong tree. what you see as distinct categories are but a spectrum.<br />as a struggling entrepreneur i struggle daily to keep afloat, everyday i worry if i should eat into my savings to fund product development, existential concerns must be taken care of. that this animal called "separatist" is free of bread and butter concerns is a belief that i am not ready to buy. youth everywhere is rebellious, the more spirited/ unfortunate amongst them in a gun infested environment take up to gun. <br />but even "alienated youth" who feel emasculated by security cordons, searches, pickets are continually evaluating their options in life. if forces ensure a short unprofitable life for those who seek gun, i am sure that will weigh on minds of future generation of youth.<br />yes quotas for youth of kashmir in jobs in mainland india will ensure an escape out of kashmir jobless conundrum.<br />don't bleed for jobless youth of kashmir any more than you would bleed for jobless youth elsewhere. even he is being given a raw deal in terms of deficient education, jobless economy.<br />the moment you concede space to "mainstream politics " that thrives on Kashmir remaining a problem, you concede space to separatism since extreme voices are, on both ends of spectrum, more easily consumed.<br />in a cross border terrorism (south of border) environment indian govt. must remain the only arbiter of life and physical security else the mainstream politics will start taking separatist lines (who so ever dispenses security( in terms of power to take away life) in coin env. will dictate the overt posture of political parties which in turn will dictate the overt stance of populace).<br />as much as i hate bjp i agree with their stance that meets violence with an iron fist. koiBandhGayaGhungroohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14019014849855652048noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-47373707151295374902019-07-30T00:54:58.050-07:002019-07-30T00:54:58.050-07:00its the bjp's fault...its the army's fault...its the bjp's fault...its the army's fault...its everybody's fault except the kasmiris themselves. Its time to take a hard stance. Kashmir has been appeased and pandered to for too long. <br /><br />ps im sure the army must be thanking its stars that you left when you did. <br />pps oh and remove 35A already!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-16749944412091471082019-07-27T04:03:13.402-07:002019-07-27T04:03:13.402-07:00Ashamed to know that you were once upon a time a c...Ashamed to know that you were once upon a time a colonel in the Army!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-45575619071818137702019-07-25T06:05:30.407-07:002019-07-25T06:05:30.407-07:00Strange for a military guy who is supposed to have...Strange for a military guy who is supposed to have clear thinking to write an article like this. This is purely a islamic fundamentalist problem and islam understands only one language - the language that China/israel speakspseudo sickularhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12724885357153288347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-68377964149116490262019-07-24T06:03:26.527-07:002019-07-24T06:03:26.527-07:00Goes back years to what you used to say. Pity no o...Goes back years to what you used to say. Pity no one listened to you then.<br /><br />During my interactions with young Kashmiri's, especially students my impression is that they feel ashamed to say they are from India. They always say Kashmir and within few minutes articulate their utter hatred of all things Indian. If that's how their educated class feels, wonder how their other halves feel. Indian have made this a local movement now. Each generation will hate India more as more and more of their friends and relatives get injured and killed. Its a never ending cycle. ..and their numbers are growing still further. Imagine if you have been blinded by an Indian soldier, will you make nice comments about India to your family and friends. <br /><br />Years ago I wrote a paper with concluding remarks along the lines of; the day Kashmiri's have their own hero's that fight India and die in the cause, is the day it will truly be a local/indigenous movement and then it will be unstoppable. From then on-wards, the costs for Pak will decrease and increase for India. Also every attempt to make Kashmiri's feel Indian will be felt like an insult by them, i.e. making things worse. <br /><br />Peter Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-66207853858088237102019-07-24T01:38:31.919-07:002019-07-24T01:38:31.919-07:00Kashmiris have not had sovereignty since Moghul er...Kashmiris have not had sovereignty since Moghul era and they are unlikely to have it anytime soon. Typically, discontented border territories are broken off from the mainland only by an overwhelming external power. Until India goes to war against China or America, Kashmiris have to make the best of their given lot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-42203445036276229282019-07-23T11:26:12.813-07:002019-07-23T11:26:12.813-07:00NSR says ---
Colnel Sahib... You have to be real...NSR says --- <br /><br />Colnel Sahib... You have to be realistic...<br />No reach out Kashmiri youth - boys & girls, men & women will be successful as long as hawala money and fake money keeps flowing to them through separatists and terrorists...<br /><br />Only very strict action on economic crimes and strong win by Modi made separatists to not call a Bandh when PM or RM visited J&K...<br />India needs to establish the special courts to prosecute all these criminals speedily so the Kashmiri youth and adults goes back to schools...<br />If you do not know, then all separatists children are studying abroad...<br /><br />Instead of advocating, sending J&K children to India where they congregrate and cheer for Pakistani cricket teams and celebrate Pakistani days.. India must abrogate Articles 370 and 35A immediately someway...<br /><br />It will facilitate the free movement of industry, development, jobs, people, educational institutions, etc<br /><br />It will also importantly rehabilitate 1947 POK refugees, Genocide suffering Kashmiri Pandits, Gujjars, Buddhists, Sikhs, etc<br /><br />I have seen too many of your articles from you but your line of thinking is really FLAWED..<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-70776198283364599492019-07-23T10:07:05.568-07:002019-07-23T10:07:05.568-07:00 Return to 1953 position would be the only accepta... Return to 1953 position would be the only acceptable solution to this 7 decades old problem that has cost so much of wealth that could have helped poor of the subcontinent out of their poverty. <br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03378248756951942818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8726844009873922462.post-19441358124170555522019-07-23T04:03:19.156-07:002019-07-23T04:03:19.156-07:00All Congress govts, bjp govts wanted & continu...All Congress govts, bjp govts wanted & continued to desire dialogue with separatists, But with separatists smelling victory round the corner with active support of Pak guns & Pak gunmen in 1990s . Dialogue took back seat. Lahore declaration happened only to be scuttled in Kargil, Musharaf tried but was internally derailed, Modi broke ice with Nawaz again scuttled in Uri, PathankotGulshannoreply@blogger.com