A wave of bloodshed has been unleashed following the killing of a young Kashmiri freedom fighter, Burhan Wani, and deaths of at least 32 people and injuries to others.
India constantly points accusatory fingers at Pakistan whenever a resistance movement rears its head. It blames Pakistan for harbouring and sponsoring terrorism in India, while turning a blind eye to its own coercive policies in the valley.
The repressive and high-handed tactics by the Indian army under the Special Armed Forces Act have alienated thousands of Kashmiris. The Muslim-majority area is living under the perpetual shadow of gun with worst human rights violations. The high unemployment ratio among Kashmiri youth,least governmental attention towards infrastructure and development projects, and forced demographic change by settlements of Hindu pandits, have intensified people`s antagonism towards the Indian occupation.
India`s ostrich approach towards these burning factors is forcing youth to flock towards resistance movements. The Indian government`s intransigence to engage in a dialogue with the Hurriyat leaders, have complicated the matters further.
While the Indian government showed willingness to negotiate with rebels in the north-south and Maoists if they renounce arms, it shows obduracy in dealing with Kashmiri resistance movement leaders.
In the long haul, a solution to Kashmir issue is vital for peace to return permanently in the region.
