It’s been almost
ten days since the Uri attack. I wanted to wait so I can get over my impromptu patriotic
emotion. Needless to say, first thing that crosses mind after repeated attacks
is to enter Pakistan, guns blazing. But that won’t bring an end to this decades
old crisis. Pakistan is almost a failed state and I won’t be surprised that these
attacks are the brainchild of fundamentalist groups that don’t align with
Islamabad. But just as during the partition, India needs to act like a
responsible, elder brother. We are at the cusp of becoming an economic &
political powerhouse and we shouldn’t let this issue derail our hard earned
progress.
So what needs to
be done? We can’t just be sitting ducks for the next attack.
To tell you the
truth, I am not sure. But I know this…
* We need to accept the fact that Kashmir is a ‘problem’.
We can’t just keep stashing the social, economic & political issues under
the article 370 blanket. Kashmir is not like other 28 states.
· * We need to recognize that India is still one of the
poorest countries in the world, we still struggle to provide adequate food,
decent shelter, basic healthcare and enough clothes to almost one third of our
population and we are spending an enormous portion of our meager resources on military
confrontation.
And so, on behalf of frustrated
Indians, Pakistanis & unlucky Kashmiris, this is my appeal to all the ‘so-called’
foreign policy experts, local & foreign, figure out something before it’s
too late.
Enough blood has
been shed to shame the human race!!
