Wednesday, June 26, 2013

Unrest Escalating In Kashmir


Armed Resistance Reemerging In Kashmir -- Christian Science Monitor

India's prime minister toured the disputed region a day after one of the deadliest attacks on Indian forces in years. India is talking up development, but political dialogue is lacking.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh went on with a planned visit to the deserted and barricaded city of Srinagar in Indian-held Kashmir a day after two militants attacked an Indian Army convoy here.

Eight soldiers were killed and 14 were injured in the attack, making it one of the deadliest in the resurgent Kashmiri insurgency that is slowly and deftly reemerging on Kashmir’s landscape.

After a substantial phase of people’s disenchantment with violence and a gradual movement away from an armed struggle toward nonviolent protests and social media campaigns, the gun seems to be returning to the center stage of Kashmir’s fight against Indian rule. New Delhi missed an opportunity to engage with a changed environment where the focus was on nonviolence and instead started terming the absence of violence as peace and silence of guns as Kashmir’s acceptance of the Indian rule.

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More News On The Growing Unrest In Kashmir

Indian PM in Kashmir: Country United to Fight Terror -- Voice of America
Indian PM in rare visit to Kashmir after attack on soldiers -- Reuters
Strike by separatist groups shuts down Indian-ruled Kashmir as prime minister visits -- Washington Post/AP
Indian PM on landmark Kashmir trip after deadly attack -- FOX News/AFP
Terror has to die first for development in Kashmir: Manmohan Singh -- Economic Times
Srinagar terror attack on eve of PM visit points to worsening security situation -- Times of India
Eight soldiers killed in India's Kashmir, attacks escalate -- Reuters
Fierce gunbattle in Srinagar ahead of PM's visit, 8 jawans killed -- Economic Times

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