Kashmir burns

India's foreign secretary Nirupama Rao actually echoed Prime Minister's speech he had in Srinagar on his recent visit. The agenda for talks does include a range of issues but all these seem to be aimed at showing the world community that all is well between the two countries vis-à-vis the vexed issue of Kashmir. Worse is to divert attention from the killings of innocent boys and violation of human rights. New Delhi and our own government seem to be least concerned over how the Kashmiri people (mostly teenagers) are being treated by army and police. What good does improving people to people contact across the border mean when people are treated worse than animals? Little wonder that they are out to wipe out a generation of ours. Kashmir has been kept in the cauldron for over six decades over LoC and now they want to fuel the fire by giving us a porous border. Is that a solution? We must not get carried away!
Sheikh Anjum Husain
Sofipora Pahalgam
anjum.valley@gmail.com

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