„The car bomb attack in Indian-administered Kashmir last Thursday has caused the biggest loss of lives in the Kashmir Valley so far. The vehicle packed with 25 kilograms of explosives blew up next to a convoy of 72 vehicles carrying some 2,500 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel, killing 42, with scores injured. After the blast 30 kilometers outside Srinagar, terrorists opened fire.
An intelligence advisory marked “extremely urgent” on February 8 had warned all concerned including the CRPF, Before occupying your place of deployment, please sanitize the area properly as there are inputs of use of improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Matter most urgent.”
The Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), believed to be a covert arm of the Pakistan Army, like the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), has claimed responsibility for the attack. A video released by JeM indicates the extreme degree of radicalization of the bomber.
India has done little to stem radicalization in Kashmir beyond doling out money. For instance, 10% of central government grants go to Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), which has only 1% of India’s population.
The Hurriyat, a conglomeration of separatists who want to secede from India, continue to follow Pakistan’s diktats. Stone throwers continue to target security forces but no one has been able to pin down their financiers or organizers effectively. Radical sermons from Wahhabi clerics, who have systematically replaced Kashmir’s historical Sufi beliefs, continue unabated. Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi continues to be in touch with Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Hurriyat Conference leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, which is due to the democratic space that India accords to dissent. Unlike in Kashmir, most Pakistani political leaders seeking to break away from Pakistan live abroad. In China, dissent immediately leads to imprisonment.“ (…)
An intelligence advisory marked “extremely urgent” on February 8 had warned all concerned including the CRPF, Before occupying your place of deployment, please sanitize the area properly as there are inputs of use of improvised explosive devices (IEDs). Matter most urgent.”
The Pakistan-based Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), believed to be a covert arm of the Pakistan Army, like the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), has claimed responsibility for the attack. A video released by JeM indicates the extreme degree of radicalization of the bomber.
India has done little to stem radicalization in Kashmir beyond doling out money. For instance, 10% of central government grants go to Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), which has only 1% of India’s population.
The Hurriyat, a conglomeration of separatists who want to secede from India, continue to follow Pakistan’s diktats. Stone throwers continue to target security forces but no one has been able to pin down their financiers or organizers effectively. Radical sermons from Wahhabi clerics, who have systematically replaced Kashmir’s historical Sufi beliefs, continue unabated. Pakistani Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi continues to be in touch with Hurriyat leader Syed Ali Shah Geelani and Hurriyat Conference leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, which is due to the democratic space that India accords to dissent. Unlike in Kashmir, most Pakistani political leaders seeking to break away from Pakistan live abroad. In China, dissent immediately leads to imprisonment.“ (…)
https://www.asiatimes.com/2019/02/opinion/india-needs-sub-conventional-capabilities/
