A blunt reminder | The Indian Express

A blunt reminder | The Indian Express

Written by Arun Prakash |Updated: August 15, 2019 12:05:48 am

The writer is a retired chief of naval staff.

A blunt reminder

Since 1947, New Delhi has failed to learn anything from the past in Kashmir.

Once the current restrictions in J&K are lifted, we should expect violence; from internal unrest, as well as external intervention. (Express photo: Shuaib Masoodi)

The government’s peremptory actions of abrogating the special status under Article 370 and bi-furcating the state of J&K into two Union Territories, have received an enthusiastic, if conditional, welcome. This decisive step comes after 72 years of “strategic paralysis” vis a vis the J&K imbroglio. Apart from the legal wrangling that is likely to follow, the final verdict regarding the wisdom of this crucial step must await the reaction of the Valley’s people.