Identity and separatism

In Kashmir, the Hindus held most of the land and the accompanying political power, while the Muslims were the peasants and powerless

The government says Kashmir is now open to tourists. That’s good. After all, it’s now more than two months since the Modi government further rendered the provisions of Article 370 ineffective and, in a Colin Powellesque move of “shock and awe”, turned the state of Jammu and Kashmir into a union territory.

Kashmiri Muslims have been outraged but silenced. Pakistan has been mewling like a cat stranded on a tree. China, the global exemplar of human rights, has been growling to pacify Pakistan. Indian liberals who have been taken in by the hearts and minds arguments have been weeping gently,