In some ways the game is over in Kashmir Valley. As far as Indians are concerned, it would seem that the Tricolour must always fly over Kashmir.The stalemate will probably continue. Is this asking too much of Kashmiris?Everyone knows that the number of Indians willing to admit openly that Kashmiris have not themselves chosen to belong to India has been small. And the number of Indians who sincerely think that Kashmiris would lose out under formal azadi is quite large.But there are other ways in which concerned Indians can help the people of Kashmir. Such blocking measures moreover suggest that a people as a whole, and not merely law-breakers, are the targets of official distrust, a posture that once defined imperial rule.What must never be allowed is the blocking of communication between concerned Kashmiris and concerned Indians.

Source: Economic Times September 17, 2016 22:52 UTC