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Kashmir: The doctrine of 'Big Stick' is unravelling in the valley

It may not be possible to continue the Big Stick policy in J&K without the world raising alarm over the raised levels of violence

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Indian policemen guard a street during a protest with demonstrators near the site of a gun battle between Indian security forces and suspected militants in Nowgam, on the outskirts of Srinagar. Photo: Reuters

Bharat Bhushan
For four and half years, the state of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) was run by the doctrine of quelling all dissent and excluding talks with Pakistan to resolve the Kashmir issue till it gave up the use of terrorism against India. Suddenly the so-called “state doctrine” is unravelling. Emanating from the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO), its central instrument was using the big stick to deal with volatile public sentiment in Kashmir.

A sudden rip in the “state doctrine” is indicated by the unexpected visit of an international peacenik from Norway to meet the separatist leaders in the state. 

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