Indian tactics will never get them Kashmir instead will wage the freedom movement.

Before we dig deep into the Kashmir issue, it’s important to have an understanding of what is been happening to Kashmir and its people over a time span for at least 100 years till today.

Muslim suppression before 1947:

In 1941, British census of India revealed that Kashmir registered majority of its population as 77% as Muslims, 20% Hindus and remaining 3% as Buddhist and Sikhs. A Kashmiri as well as a Non-Muslim journalist writes: “Poverty of Muslim masses is appalling, most of them are laborers, working as slaves of Hindu landlords of the estate. For almost a century until census, A Hindu elite had ruled over vast and impoverished Muslim peasantry.’’
The Glancy Commission publishes a report in April 1932, highlighting the inequality of the Muslim population and discusses the need for their adequate representation in the state's services.
Kashmiri Muslims had no education nor had the awareness of their rights neither had a political representation. They were mostly related to agriculture and were oppressed by many Anti-Muslim laws including handing out death sentencing for cow slaughters, Banning of Azaan, Closing down of Masjids as well as high taxes by the Hindu and Sikh Elite rulers. Many movements against the maharaja of Kashmir also took place by the Kashmiris but all were suppressed by use of force later on.

(Indian paramilitary soldiers during curfew in Srinagar, Kashmir, on Friday)

1947-Partition of Kashmir :

British rule did not only include India but also some princely states such as Hyderabad and Kashmir were under their command and supposed to pay them taxes as to remain in their affiliation. After the partition of Pakistan and India, all these princely states were abandoned by British rulers and had to make a choice whether they want to join Pakistan, India or remain independent.
Hari Singh, Maharaja of Kashmir signed a standalone agreement and delayed the decision to accede either into Pakistan or India but This Hindu leader and his administration under influence of Indian government, imposed heavy taxation on Muslim majority peasants initiated a rebellion against his forces and gained controlled over almost the whole district followed by Muzaffarabad and Mirpur take over by the same Kashmiri rebellion force which is mostly the recently demolished soldiers from the World War II.
To claim its authority over Kashmir, several thousand tribesmen under the command of Military leaders equipped with modern arms from Pakistan entered into Kashmir to liberate it from Hindu’s Maharaja rule. Maharaja’s forces, unable to withstand the onslaught and were on the verge of losing even Srinagar, requested assistance from Indian military forces by signing instrument of Accession and handing over defense, external affairs and communication of Kashmir to Indian government even though majority of Muslim population had an inclination towards joining Pakistan. Since then Indian forces took charge of invaded Kashmir and blocking the interest of remaining Kashmiri’s as well as their freedom. Pakistan was able to get hold of some region known as Azaad Kashmir today and India took charge of Jammu Kashmir.

(Indian paramilitary solders near their base camp in Kashmir, earlier this month.)

United Nation intervened later on, deciding a public vote out in Kashmir to decide its alliance but it never happened because it was required from both Pakistan and India to withdraw their forces first which didn’t happen either and led to three wars between India-Pakistan 1965, 1971 and 1999.

Today–A verifiable contrast in Azad and Jammu Kashmir :

Pakistani administered Azad Kashmir has not faced any rebellion till date and the administrative structure has been able to run the state institutions smoothly and peaceful environment of Azad Kashmir prospering with recent developments related to China-Pakistan Economic Corridor seems to depict a more stabilized picture of better Azad Kashmir. Moreover, Recent Elections in which Pakistan Muslim League (N) won by huge margin depicts a sense that people accept Pakistan and owns it just like all Pakistanis.

(A Kashmiri protester facing off with Indian government forces in Srinagar)

In Contrary, Indian occupied Kashmir where the world has been witnessing clashes between freedom fighters and Indian forces which most often gives the death toll of Kashmiri’s as the headlines of every newspaper. Seven lakh Indian armed personal has been deployed to control the situation. The hundreds of videos and pictures are posted over the internet with tags of brutality of Indian forces against Kashmiri’s. Curfews are everyday story. Internet, transport and Communication networks are blocked, Leaders of Muslim majority are captured for no reason, and Pakistani Flags are raised every now and then. Kashmir is subject to India’s Armed Forces Special Powers Act, or Afspa, which grants the military wide powers to arrest, shoot to kill, occupy or destroy property. The result is a culture of brutal disdain for the local population. The difference is obvious. What Kashmiri’s want is obvious? Why freedom is such a concern for them is obvious.

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