The fidayeen attack on an army camp in Uri , at a time when 86 people have been killed in clashes, might affect the ongoing unrest in Kashmir in multiple ways, say observers. Security forces might start “crushing civilian protests” in the ongoing unrest in a more aggressive way. But many fear that if security forces respond with an iron-fist approach in tackling the unrest, Kashmiri civilians might bear the brunt of the same. Well-known Srinagar-based political scientist, Professor Noor Ahmad Baba, told HT, “How the attack will impact the ongoing situation is all speculation at this point. Read | Uri attack: Is India getting impatient with Delhi’s strategic restraint?

Source: Hindustan Times September 19, 2016 01:41 UTC