You Can Threaten Kashmiris, But You Don’t Have the Courage to Look Them in the Eye

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A woman stands next to a broken window of her house that was allegedly damaged by Indian security personnel after clashes between protesters and security forces during restrictions after the scrapping of the special constitutional status for Kashmir by the government, in Srinagar, August 10, 2019. Photo: Reuters/Danish Siddiqui

While taking a decision, if you keep in the dark those very people whom it is going to impact the most, it cannot by any logic be described as a step aimed at their welfare.

August 5, 2019 was Kashmir’s Rowlatt Act moment. What that date signifies for India one can’t exactly say at this juncture. But if the reactions of politicians and the public at large are any indication, it has divided India into two parts once again.

Source: https://thewire.in/politics/you-can-threaten-kashmiris-but-you-dont-have-the-courage-to-look-them-in-the-eye/