The Myth of Hindu Genocide in Kashmir Continues to Stalk Muslims

.... In short, Kashmir’s Muslims did not carry out genocide against the Hindu minority.

All in all, a sum total of 219 Kashmiri Pandits were killed during a 15 year period spanning 1989 to 2004, according to an investigation carried out by the Indian government’s Ministry of Home Affairs in 2005.

Without intending to minimize this violence or Pandit suffering, it’s worth noting that tens of thousands of Muslims were killed or disappeared by Indian security forces during this same period.

If genocide has taken place in the disputed valley, then it’s the decades long slaughter of Kashmiri Muslims at the hands of radicalized Hindu Indian soldiers…...

Moreover, violence against Kashmiri Pandits in 1989–90 took place within the context of a sustained rebellion against Indian rule in Kashmir, with Islamic militants selectively assassinating spies and Indian military collaborators. During a six month period, more than 100 such killings were carried out, culminating with the assassination of BJP’s president in J&K.

These targeted politically motivated killings not only paralyzed the Indian controlled government in the valley, but spread a wave of fear throughout the Kashmir Pandit community. This fear sparked a mass exodus.

It should also be noted that Muslims who were perceived to be beneficiaries or patrons of the Indian government and military were also targeted by militants, which emphasizes the political motives of this violence, and thus undermining New Delhi’s effort to locate it within a religious context.

Moreover, communal violence had never been a feature of the relationship between the two religious communities, with the territory’s Muslims and Hindus living side-by-side without anxiety for centuries….

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India revokes Kashmir's special status: All the latest updates

….. Monday's presidential decree revokes Article 370 of India's constitution that guaranteed special rights to the Muslim-majority state, including its right to its own constitution and decision-making process for all matters except defence, communications and foreign affairs.

In the lead-up to its move, India sent thousands of additional troops to the region, imposing a curfew on parts of it, shutting down telecommunications and arresting political leaders….

… India's move to carve out Ladakh from the state of Jammu and Kashmir to make it a "union territory" has been met with protests in Kargil, a Muslim-majority border city in Ladakh that identifies culturally with Kashmir.

Kargil's religious and political organisations released a statement, condemning the Indian government for acting "without the consent from the people". The groups called for a shutdown on Tuesday...

….. Kashmiris anxious over food, cash shortages - Residents of Indian-administered Kashmir's main city, Srinagar, have expressed concern over food and currency shortages because of the continuing security lockdown…..

…. What are Articles 370 and 35A?

Article 370 was the basis of Jammu and Kashmir's accession to the Indian union at a time when erstwhile princely states had the choice to join either India or Pakistan after their independence from British rule in 1947.

Article 35A was introduced through a presidential order in 1954 to continue the old provisions of the territory regulations under Article 370 of the Indian constitution.

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…. Redrawn map will transform Kashmir: Experts

The Indian government's decision to split the state of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories will lead to a major transformation of the socioeconomic landscape in the Muslim-majority Himalayan region, according to critics and experts.

"The decision (to split the region) will reduce Kashmir to a colony," A G Noorani, a constitutional expert, told the Associated Press news agency……

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Violence breeds more violence in Kashmir

As the militarisation of Kashmir has grown, so have victimisation and radicalisation.

Under the Indian rule, having patiently clamoured for the UN-mandated self-determination for decades since 1947 and suffering erosions to the autonomy thrust upon them through the dubious instrument of accession, the Kashmiris are increasingly losing faith in the tools of justice and liberty that this world has to offer. 

Shot in the eyes: Kashmiri girl tells her story

'They dragged me by my hair, beat me with their baton, then shot me with a pellet gun,' says 14-year-old Ifra.

"There is absolutely no democracy here, there is no rule of law here, there is no accountability here," said Umar Farooq, a separatist leader and the religious head of Kashmiri Muslims.

"Every time [there is a protest] the reaction is brute force. Kill the Kashmiris, maim them, blind them."

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Kashmir and Palestine: The story of two occupations

The growing pockets of solidarity expressed for Kashmiris are heartening, as is the solidarity for Palestinian struggle.

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