RollingStones
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Well! Therein lies the problem; and that's what sets us worlds apart.
It could just be that indian are in denial. Could also just be blind selectiveness about the reality to accept
either way, realities on the ground will always speak louder than numbers, or new delhi face-saving measures
indians do themselves (and occupied Kashmiris) a huge disservice when they bring up economics into this issue; one could argue that the French colonialism would have afforded better opportunities for Algeria (remember Operation Esperance?)
We all know that the economically & militarily superior French, despite cash grants, distribution of land ownership and other so-called "measures" would prove quite futile
The struggle and armed resistance against the French was a bloody one; more so even than that of Kashmiris against the indian occupiers over the past 6 decades. Mass graves, mass killings, ****, disappearances were the reality in both cases.
In one case, the Algerians sacrificed so much to get their independence. In the second case, said result is still in the works. It will be realized though, there is little doubt in my mind.
the storm has been brewing for quite some time now. This isn't a war of economics, caste-war, or war of civilization. It is a war between occupied peoples and their occupier --who is known to have committed vast human rights violations and iron-fist tactics against the former.
The (formerly known) Soviets were unable to do it in Afghanistan. The (formerly dubbed) West Pakistanis were unable to do in today's Bangladesh (exacerbated by a foreign terrorist movement supported by the enemy); and I sure don't believe that the hindustanys would be able to do it in Kashmir.
best path is a saner one; prepare yourselves on HOW to deal with a Kashmir that is not under hindustany administrative (military) rule.
That is the problem. You dont get it, do you? We in America do NOT believe that Indians are oppressors of Kashmiris. We think that Pakistan is the bad country here. And, we dont know what Kashmir is all about. Americans think that India is a democratic place where all religions live harmoniously. I dont know if this is true or not. But I personally find it hard to believe that India will stay merged as an entity, if there were grave human rights violations as you call them. I am not sure why we have to choose the France versus Algiers example. I doubt the French would have wanted Algiers to be part of France. Colonial conquests were for a completely different reason compared to the agglomerations existing today. Today's India is not a colonial agglomeration but a country. They dont hold onto land just because they want to exploit its resources and dont care two hoots about the people. I means you cannot convince the rest of the world that India is a colonial power in Kashmir. No credible evidence exists to suggest that. Unfortunately, Pakistan is a biased party in this case and we wouldnt listen to them. You need to get independent countries to endorse the claim of kashmiris and then present it over here and other developed countries - assuming you want our vote. The problem you face is, in that process, you have to get us to agree that India is an oppressive democracy by design (it maybe one because it is defunct or corrupt but not by design). The other huge problem you face is the success of Indians in America. You have very little chance of getting people to agree to the demonic Indian regime, when there are so many successful stories about Indians in America. Indians in America are fairly independent people, I'd think. I have several Indian friends, I should know. They dont toe their motherland's line just like that. But the problem is none of them think that India is an oppressive government by design/intent/systematic policies and the voices of such successful people count a lot. Bottom line: Kashmiris cannot win freedom by portraying the Indian government as an oppressor. There are no takers for that line. They have to do something else. What that something else is, I wouldnt know. Else, kashmir will go the Tibet way. No one cares anymore.