From a personal blog:
Kashtastrophe | Asim Aquil Defence.pk blogger
Just because the world has decided to ignore Kashmir and give India a free hand in its tyranny, oppression and terrorism against the Kashmiris, it doesnt mean their struggle for independence has faded away. Kashmiris are showing the entire world that they are not part of India, they want freedom, they are ready to beat up every soldier India has sent there but is the world working too hard to look the other way?
Kashmiris have sucessfully pierced the Indian slogan of All is well and replaced with the more prominent Go to Hell by their constant protesting in Kashmir for several months now. The pictures of Indian security forces (local police, border patrol and even the Army regulars) are all being slapped around by locals; there are scores of pictures of old grandmas whacking away at the Indians in protest. One really has to wonder, where are the likes of the NY Times, Washington Post, the Guardian, the Independent and many others who are on a constant tirade against Pakistan over its role in supporting/exporting/aiding/manipulating the Taliban but only passing references to the core issue in South Asia.
India doesnt like the countries (or worse, businesses like newspapers) who highlight the Kashmir issue for what it is but love those target its enemies (also business like newspapers). For NYTimes a rape instigated by a Shariat Court in Pakistan is close to the end of the world but thousands of rapes in Kashmir by the Indian army men in uniform (arguably ordered to rape) doesnt even deserve questioning India over and over about what its doing in Kashmir.
Im not belittling the rape in Pakistan, I too feel that is of dire consequences but for genuine reasons to uplift of the status of women in Pakistan not India appeasement.
When India insists Kashmir is an internal matter, why dont these news agencies quip up a question Why are your people so sick of you? Do they remain your people when they are all saying they are not? The right of self-determination is something the UN granted Kashmir, India signed on it, Pakistan signed on it.
The western world has been nitpicking on everything Pakistan on issues that should not be larger than the oppression of millions of people, yet the same enthusiasm is missing for Kashmir.
My message to the western world is, man up please. Be fair and give the same respect to our issues that you demand from us. Otherwise youre a party to Indias monstrosity in Kashmir youre a rapist too.