700,000 Indian Soldiers Versus 10 Million Kashmiris

[scorpionx]

Time for freedom both Khalistan and Kashmir

And these men bombed an Air-India flight that killed more than 300 in '85. Freedom fighters indeed!!

 

[MilSpec]

Another pathetic hotlinking thread to promote a monetized blog,
Provide one reference that validates the troop numbers provided, the entire Indian Army stands at 1.2 million active troops....

http://www.riazhaq.com/2016/09/700000-indian-soldiers-versus-10.html

The essence of Kashmir issue today is not Uri or Pathankot or similar other alleged "militant attacks"; it is India's brutal military occupation force of 700,000 heavily-armed Indian soldiers being resisted by over 10 million Kashmiris. Anyone who tells you otherwise is a liar.

Armed Forces Special Powers Act:

India rules Kashmir using Armed Forces Special Powers Act, the same law that created and used by the British colonial power to try and crush Gandhi's Quit India movement,

After independence in 1947, the Indian government has made extensive use of the same colonial-era British law to crush legitimate demands for freedom by the peoples of Assam, Manipur, Kashmir and other regions. The Act has now been in force in Kashmir for 26 years.

While Indian government claims Kashmir as an integral part of India, it undermines its own claim by denying fundamental rights to Kashmiris, the rights that are granted by the Indian constitution to all Indian citizens.

Basic Rights Denied:

Not only is the Indian government denying the right of self-determination granted to Kashmiris by multiple UN Security Council Resolutions, New Delhi is also reneging on the commitments made by India's founder and first prime minister Jawaharlal Nehru to Kashmiris and the international community.


Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru's Pledge

India is deploying 700,000 troops with extraordinary powers to detain, torture, blind, injure and kill any Kashmiri citizen with impunity under Armed Forces (Jammu and Kashmir) Special Powers Act 1990.

Deaths and Injuries:

In the latest Kashmir uprising triggered by the July 8 murder of young Kashmiri activist Burhan Wani by Indian military, hundreds of protesters have been killed and thousands more injured in peaceful protests.

The extensive use pellet guns by Indian soldiers has blinded hundreds of young men and women, even children, during the current wave of mass protests.

Prior to casualties this latest round of protests, there have tens of thousands of civilians killed and hundreds of thousands injured by Indian military in Kashmir. Thousands of bodies have been found in mass graves in Bandipora, Baramulla, and Kupwara districts in Kashmir, according to The Hindu.

Kashmir Mass Graves:

Dr. Angana Chatterji, a professor of cultural and social anthropology at California Centre for Integral Studies who uncovered the mass graves, reported as follows: “Of the 2700 graves, 2,373 (87.9 percent) were unnamed. 154 graves contained two bodies each and 23 contained more than two cadavers. Within these 23 graves, the number of bodies ranged from 3 to 17."

Scholars, she said, refer to mass graves as resulting from Crimes Against Humanity, War Crimes, or Genocide. “If the intent of a mass grave is to execute death with impunity, with intent to kill more than one, and to forge an unremitting representation of death, then, to that extent, the graves in Bandipora, Baramulla, and Kupwara are part of a collective burial by India’s military and paramilitary, creating a landscape of ‘mass burial.’

Dr. Chatterji said post-death, the bodies of the victims were routinely handled by military and paramilitary personnel, including the local police. She said that the bodies were then brought to “secret graveyards” primarily by personnel of the State Police.

The International Peoples' Tribunal on Human Rights and Justice, an independent group headed by Dr. Chatterji, alleged that the violence and militarization in Kashmir, between 1989-2009, have resulted in over 70,000 deaths, including through extrajudicial or “fake encounter” executions, custodial brutality, and other means. “In the enduring conflict, 6, 67,000 military and paramilitary personnel continue to act with impunity to regulate movement, law, and order across Kashmir,” she added.

Indian University Student Protest:

Many enlightened Indians like the Jawaharlal Nehru University students see the brutality and futility of Indian military occupation of Kashmir. At protests earlier this year, many chanted slogans in favor of Azadi for Kashmiris. "Geelani bole azaadi, Afzal bole azaadi, jo tum na doge azaadi, toh chheen ke lenge azadi! (Geelani and Afzal demanded freedom. If freedom is denied, we will snatch it!)".

New Generation in Revolt:

During the 26 years of Kashmir under Armed Forces Special Powers Act, an entire new generation of Kashmiris has grown up. This generation, represented by tech-savvy youngsters like Burhan Wani, has seen nothing but repression and violence committed by the Indian military against their people. They are more determined than ever to defy and defeat the illegal and immoral military occupation of their land by India.

Summary:

The essence of Kashmir issue today is not Uri or Pathankot or similar other alleged "militant attacks"; it is India's brutal occupation of Kashmir by 700,000 heavily-armed Indian soldiers being resisted by over 10 million Kashmiris. Anyone who tells you otherwise is a liar.

The use of brute force by 700,000 Indian troops over the last 26 years to crush the legitimate aspirations of millions of Kashmiris is backfiring. The more Kashmiris Indian military detains, tortures, injures, blinds and kills under Armed Forces Special Powers Act, the less sustainable is its hold on the territory. It is only a matter of time before India is forced to withdraw its troops and agree to let Kashmiris decide their own fate.

Here's Human rights activist Ajit Sahi exposing Modi's atrocities in Kashmir at Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission. Sahi says 6 people a day being killed in extrajudicial killings.

Here's another video discussion:

Related Links:

Haq's Musings

1965 India-Pakistan War

2016 Kashmir Uprising

Kashmir in Context

Arundhati Roy on Indian Military Occupation of Kashmir

JNU Anti-Modi Protests

http://www.riazhaq.com/2016/09/700000-indian-soldiers-versus-10.html

And these men bombed an Air-India flight that killed more than 300 in '85. Freedom fighters indeed!!

you expect better, if anything it's a qualifying entry to the elite club.

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

Kashmir banega Pakistan , aur banega Khalistan

 

[punit]

its 1.4 million !!

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

The time is here where India realizes it has to respect the wish of people to leave India by democratic vote for exit


More issues on the Eastern frontire !!!! as well

• Assam Movement

 

[MilSpec]

its 1.4 million !!

what is?
IA active strength is at 1.25million

http://pib.nic.in/newsite/erelease.aspx?relid=(Release ID :148814)

 

[scorpionx]

The time is here where India realizes it has to respect the wish of people to leave India by democratic vote for exit.

A democratically elected govt completes its full term in 66 years. Democracy, ehh!!

 

[RiazHaq]

#Indian defense analyst Praful Bakshi says #IAF in serious crisis, lacks capacity vs #Pakistan #China

via @YouTube

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

A democratically elected govt completes its full term in 66 years. Democracy, ehh!!

Better then thugs

A democratically elected govt completes its full term in 66 years. Democracy, ehh!!

What is the point of this fake system you have

Kashmir = STOLEN , people demand exit
Punjab state = STOLEN , punjabi sikh demanding their own state
Assam = STOLEN , people demand their own region

Then you have BODO land

Too many things happening

 

[Indiran Chandiran]

Better then thugs



What is the point of this fake system you have

Kashmir = STOLEN , people demand exit
Punjab state = STOLEN , punjabi sikh demanding their own state
Assam = STOLEN , people demand their own region

Then you have BODO land

Too many things happening

#Indian defense analyst Praful Bakshi says #IAF in serious crisis, lacks capacity vs #Pakistan #China

via @YouTube

Great.So, when are we seeing you launch Operation Gibraltar again ?

 

[AZADPAKISTAN2009]

No operation we need these people to have vote to leave (Referendum)

That is what every one is saying

 

[N.Siddiqui]

According to 2011 census the population of Jammu and Kashmir is 1.25 crore or 12.50 million people and not 7 million. Must be more now in 2016.

http://www.census2011.co.in/census/state/jammu+and+kashmir.html

 

[RiazHaq]

#Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif UN Speech General Assembly | 21 September 2016 | #Kashmir #UNGA #India https://youtu.be/1LJiC8pWYHU via @YouTube

 

[WaLeEdK2]

 

[haviZsultan]

Better then thugs



What is the point of this fake system you have

Kashmir = STOLEN , people demand exit
Punjab state = STOLEN , punjabi sikh demanding their own state
Assam = STOLEN , people demand their own region

Then you have BODO land

Too many things happening

And the more minor rebellions in Lucknow and Hyderabad: