(Hearty, fruitful Ramadan for those kind people who wish Kashmiris a free sovereign nation at the earliest)

India shall surrender Sovereignty back to Kashmir !

World cannot be fooled by "innocent" India any more on Kashmir issue, as the concerned and unconcerned agencies are now fully attuned  with the latest struggle of Kashmiris for self-determination, freedom, independence from an arrogant India that occupies it illegally since 1947.

India State Fraud and Terrorism

If an individual or a gang steals things, that would be a crime and if a murder is committed by an individual or a gang, again, that would be a crime punishable. The criminals are produced before the courts and they are punished. But if a country does the same, stealing and killing of people, inside or nearby or in neighboring nations, that, it seems, would not be a crime and, hence, not punishable. When a state indulges in crimes it considers it as its prerogative and takes pride in state sponsored crimes and other forms of atrocities.

Like its "strategic partner USA does, the Indian terrorist move has got just one point agenda: kill the Muslims around, particularly in Kashmir and silence them totally. Indian system employs skillfully the rampant corruption to keep the people busy with silly things while Indian governments go on rampage of the Muslims and their interests. Indian Muslims are brainwashed to the extend that they think and behave as Hindus. At regional level, Muslims are divided along Hindu political party lines; In Tamil Nadu, for instances, Most of the Muslims are either in DMK or AIDMK, both have cleverly used the Muslims against the "terrorism" background and did nothing for their advancements. On the contrary, they are tortured in jails to tell the central government that they are with " India ".  Funnily, even these Muslims work land even live for these parties and they keep politics above their religion and the genuine interests of Muslims. It is not just a case of TN Muslims and politics, but the very national scene.

Hindu-dominated conservative India has ill-conceived notions about what its neighbors should and should not do to essentially appease New Delhi. Because, India thinks it is "great power" with "connections" with many "great" countries, inducing USA. This conservative India has conservative ideas about international prestige. Arrogant India thinks, quite falsely, that showcase of military strength alone could earn seat at "high tables" internationally. Indian first premier Nehru foresaw this, quickly annexed Kashmir and militarized it. His followers just went on killing the innocent defenseless Kashmiris. But Indian media shamelessly branded the Victims of Indian terror in Kashmir as "terrorists" and the killer India as the "innocent sufferer". It is unfortunate that powers like Russia , UK and France also joined the terrorist countries like Israel in supplying weapons to India to kill the Kashmiris to whom India should have surrendered their sovereignty long back.

After Muzaffarabad

May be Kashmir has been made a "disputed territory" merely for the legality purposes under UN protection, but in fact it is a territory, stolen by force by its hegemonic neighbor India, annexed in 1947 and subsequently heavily militarized by Indian military establishment by siphoning off huge national resources that could have been better used for the betterment of common people, especially the downtrodden and beggar classes. The frauds, killers and destroyers in Kashmir cannot go scot-free, please!

And, unfortunately, as usual, more Kashmiris blood has been flown under the bridge since the historic Muzaffarabad March. Indian strategists could feel sadistically satisfied with the deaths of Muslims there and claim a seat at US high table on that account. Recent developments in Kashmir following the failed illegal Amarnath land swindling issue have overturned the oft Indian smart claims and their nefarious mindset. India stands overtly exposed now at international level. It always said Kashmiris are terrorists and they really don't want freedom but only want to create problems for the "innocent" Indians and others. 

The Kashmiri march towards Muzaffarabad in protest against Jammu and Indian atrocities against Kashmir Muslims resulted in the loss of several more lives for freedom struggling Kashmiris, but their resolve to attain independence from occupying India got further strengthened because of the nefarious and threatening methods of tricky India. But, also, the Indian move to "clinch" the illegal Amarnarth land deal at any cost from Kashmiris by using all possible techniques, genocide inclusive, whom India considers the salves of New Delhi, has been totally thwarted by Kashmiris. India is now sure people of Kashmir are struggling for their independent rights and the uprising and mass movement for freedom is spontaneous.

But now India is unable to tolerate peaceful demonstrations by Kashmiris in Kashmir. India provokes Kashmiris to take to violence and strengthen Indian tall mischief. Jammu Muslims of Doda, Kishtwar, Poonch and other areas are being threatened and intimidated for participating in peaceful protests. They should continue to support the resistance movement here. Original struggle started from 1931 and is not just the creation of 1990. First it was against the oppression of cruel Dogra rulers and then against the Indian rule. The struggle will continue till Kashmir's freedom.

Notorious draconian AFSPA has been invoked to fight the freedom struggling Kashmiris and this law reconciles with the changed scenario when people were holding peaceful demonstrations and their leaders stressing virtues of peaceful conduct. This law in fact has now brutalized the entire scenario in the areas where it is applicable as can be assessed from recent events in which security forces used force only selectively.

True, marking a clear departure from the history of hatred and hostility in the region, the peace process initiated in 2003, yielded momentous dividends in the shape of the ceasefire along the borders, opening up of cross-LoC routes for passenger traffic and visits by the representatives of the civil society, media professionals, businessmen and ordinary citizens to and from the two sides of Kashmir. The lack of follow-up and misplaced priorities after 2005, unfortunately, pushed not only the confidence building measures under the carpet but also put the peace process on the back-burner.  And the result is there for everybody to see. India adopts a "wait and see' approach after every peace talk coercing the Kashmiris to fall in Indian line.

Hindu Democracy means Terrorism in Kashmir?

India wrongly thinks that the Kashmir problem would disappear by ignoring it.  Urging New Delhi to revive and push forward the Kashmir resolution process with political courage and sincerity of purpose, he said, "It is time we respond to the public sentiment and take concrete political measures for the resolution of the problem instead of resorting to strong-arm tactics to suppress their aspirations." Addressing the public sentiment with open mind is a challenge and gun could not be the State's medium of expression in the current scenario.

Not only the freedom leaders but even the people of Kashmir have, during recent mass protests, in most profound terms denounced any form of violence despite severest provocations. It is unfortunate that issues like opening of Muzaffarabad road to trade which was piloted by two Prime Ministers belonging to the two opposite poles of Indian political landscape should have taken half a million people to demonstrate and scores to sacrifice lives to get back on agenda.

Former chief minister and Patron of Peoples Democratic Party, Mufti Muhammad Sayeed on Sept 18 cautioned New Delhi not to suppress aspiration of Kashmiris and respond to public sentiment by taking concrete measures for resolution of Kashmir dispute. Warning New Delhi against its quick fix solutions of "fire-fighting" nature in Kashmir and gun cannot be State's medium of expression. He wrote a letter to the Indian PM Manmohan Singh on March 5 2007, in which he had pointed out "it is very important that J&K's relations with rest of the country should not be symbolized at the local level by the soldier and his gun alone." PDP chief said his party had constantly been reminding of dangers in slowing down the process of Kashmir resolution. There is absolutely no reason in not talking to the people of Kashmir and listening to their grievances which were being given expression through non-violent protests. The pre-condition most of the times laid by Government of India for working towards the resolution of the Kashmir problem was cessation of violence in the area.

Unfortunately for Kashmiris, Mufti has not clearly stated, as before, the need for sovereignty to define the destiny of Kashmiris. When these pro-India leaders speak they have in mind the New Delhi bosses. That is unpardonable.

Indian weapons arsenals

India has deployed advanced weaponry to showcase the efficacy of latest weaponry to its neighbors. But the world has better equipment and other arms toilets, but Kashmiris don't possess any modern equipment to deal with insensitive India . It needs no elaboration that the deployment of fighter jets in Kashmir could be disastrous not only the defenseless Kashmiris and for subcontinent's peace. Recent show of Indian military might in Kashmir and Indian flirting with Israeli strategists in Jammu are notorious acts.

Inaugurating the 15th century Aali Masjid at Eidgah after its renovation, Chairman Hurriyat (M) Mirwaiz Umar Farooq said Sep 17 (Ramadan 17) that the deployment of six Sukhoi 30 multi roll aircraft in Kashmir is a matter of concern for the entire region. Mirwaiz said any wrong step by any of the two nuclear powers in the region will be disastrous for the entire subcontinent. A prominent historical and architectural landmark of Srinagar, Aali Masjid, which many people say used to be haunted was constructed by Sultan Hassan Shah, a 15th century Kashmiri ruler. The day is remembered for Jung Badr (First successful battle of Muslims in Madina against the pagan of Mecca ) and death anniversary of Maulana Muhammad Yousuf Shah who was forced to migrate to Pakistan administered Kashmir after 1947. Mirwaiz Muhammad Farooq delivered sermons in the Masjid on Eids during 1963 and 1975. Mirwaiz cautioned New Delhi that the relentless use of force by troopers here will prove counter productive and nobody will succumb to these pressure tactics. The Masjid served as a major platform for the freedom struggle during the oppressive Dogra rule in early 20th century. " India is using force here since decades and trying to impose its sinister design but to no effect. Congratulating Pakistan government for constituting a Kashmir Committee headed by Maulana Fazlur Rehman, Mirwaiz said: " Pakistan being a main party to this issue, we hope they will continue efforts to solve Kashmir dispute." Mirwaiz said that the government in Pakistan , opposition and all other parties are united in their stand regarding Kashmir issue.

Kashmir News from UN Headquarters

OIC Kashmir Contact Group met at the United Nations headquarters New York on September 24, 2008.  The meeting was chaired by Secretary General, Professor Ekmeleldin Ihsanoglu. He reiterated full support and solidarity with the people of Jammu and Kashmir and remarked, "After the new developments in Jammu and Kashmir reiterate the continued support of the organization to the Kashmiri people in their struggle for self-determination. I condemned the use of force against the Kashmiri people and I called the Indian government to take immediate steps to end violence against innocent Kashmiris." Turkish foreign minister, Ali Babajan pleaded for lasting settlement of the Kashmir problem and he hoped that India "“ Pakistan engagement will need fruitfully to a just and lasting solution in accordance with international legitimacy. Pakistani foreign minister, Mr. Shah Mehmood Qureshi reiterated the solemn commitment of the promise of self-determination to the people of Jammu and Kashmir .  He invoked the international community to redeem their support to the unfulfilled promise of self-determination and help in addressing the long festering issue because the benefits of the solution will be gigantic not only for India and Pakistan but for the region as well. 

An Observation

Kashmiris are revolting against Indian occupation, oppression and genocides. Kashmiris stand betrayed by their own leaders first by Hindu ones, now their own Muslims. Betrayal Muslims by the governments, parties, media lords and by their own Muslim leaders who use Muslims for the vote bank politics and other conservative Hindu causes in polls is compounded by the official "cleansing" of Muslim dominated areas in Jammu Kashmir. India has tried over and against to add more Hindus to Kashmir. Resolution of Kashmir sovereignty issue could be achieved by sympathetically considering the merit of Kashmiri demand for freedom form occupying India. 

Kashmiris are becoming impatient with Indian criminal silence on the one side and Indian terror genocides in Kashmir on the other. It is time that bold, strong and, of course, measured initiatives are taken to strengthen the Kashmir people's faith in the process of dialogue and peaceful resolution. A renewed and resolute political effort has to be made to reach out to the people of Kashmir.  Democracy should not be confined only to killing innocent Kashmiris, illegal land deals, holding of elections in the State, the civil society and the institutions of democracy must get a free play. Freedom leaders need to be respected and their cause properly understood. 

UN and UNSC should make freedom fighting Kashmir strong by strengthening it with latest high precision weapons arsenals. Meanwhile, besides speeding up cross-LoC confidence building process, the Government of India must move fast on the public demand for reduction of troops and revocation of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from the State to assuage the hurt public sentiment.  

Kashmiris have the right protest against Indian move to nuclearize Kashmir region by placing and operating nuclear enabled jets in Kashmir and ask India not to use Kashmir as a buffer zone for its military misadventures against its neighbors like Pakistan and China . Kashmiris have the right to seek the the intervention of UN and UNSC in Kashmir forthwith.

India has huge weapons toilets, including nuclear that makes it feel proud of, but WMD are a serious risk. As it is known, India suffers from serious complexes, more of superiority than other wise, it thinks the arms toilets it posses would let have the Kashmiris under its feet. They are terribly mistaken, as the popular uprising showed.

Indian terror forces a waging a bloody clash between identities, imagination, and history as it is a conflict over territory, resources and peoples. After the a relative gun silence form Indian terror forces and after the discovery of secret grave-yards, the illegal Amarnath land deal by Indian Hindu leaders in Kashmir forest, have added over 40 more deaths to the Kashmiri martyrs tally. Kashmir's newly buried men and women are maybe a mere addition to cold statistic of the dead in the Kashmir valley, but for the majority of its 6.7 million people, they are the new 'martyrs'.

Kashmir valley of Muslims has been beset with violence as Indian terror security forces confront huge rallies by Kashmiris calling for independence from India . Since conservative India is ill-focused on Kashmir and, therefore, never expressed sympathies with the families of all those who lost their near and dear ones during the recent protests in Kashmir . New Delhi must know the repressive tactics have failed in the past and it is going to face the same fate in future as well. And it is high time India changed its terrorist and coercive tactics.  Kashmiris will definitely intensify their struggle for freedom while, the Pakistanis, with whom Kashmiris have historically and culturally bound ties, would make efforts to solve Kashmir issue according to the aspirations of Kashmiris and keep an eye on combined sacrifices as well.  

The Government of India and its representative in JK, Vohra must engage in a constructive, comprehensive, purposeful and productive dialogue process, not only with Pakistan , but with the people of Jammu and Kashmir as well, to resolve the issue.  The stabilization of political situation in Pakistan has offered another window of opportunity for the revival of the peace process and resolution of the issues, before the hawkish elements try to spoil it again.

However, Kashmiris shall win their sovereignty!

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Thank you

Yours Sincerely,

DR.ABDUL RUFF Colachal

Researcher in International Affairs,

South Asia