Protect the LoC as it has, ironically, preserved common political space between India, Pakistan | The Indian Express

Protect the LoC as it has, ironically, preserved common political space between India, Pakistan | The Indian Express

Written by Ameya Kilara |Updated: August 21, 2019 9:28:08 am

The writer, a lawyer, has worked on dialogue and peacebuilding initiatives in Kashmir. Views are personal

Protect the LoC as it has, ironically, preserved common political space between India, Pakistan

While the constitutional changes to Article 370 are being fiercely contested under Indian and international law, they don’t automatically impact the status of the LoC.

For 72 years, this dynamic has played out at the Line of Control (LoC): When the elephants fight, shelling across the LoC kills, injures and displaces Kashmiri communities.

The events following the August 5 announcement reminded me of a Kashmiri friend saying they are the proverbial grass beneath two elephants. “When two elephants fight, the grass suffers; and, when the same two elephants make love, the grass also suffers.”