The suicide bombing on February 14 in Indian-administered Kashmir that prompted retaliation from India in the form of airstrikes against Pakistan demonstrates that the Kashmir conflict is a mainspring for a nuclear war. GettyGettyThe Armed Forces Special Powers Act has since 1990 been invoked to arrest, search and destroy property, and kill with impunity. Entire neighborhoods are cordoned off by security forces as the National Investigation agency raids homes – sometimes during the night. Now civilians are readily charged with sedition for liking or sharing social media content that demands India withdraw from Kashmir. “Kashmir is a lab on how to grow militants if ways for a just peace are not found, ” said Zia.

Source: Forbes March 20, 2019 23:39 UTC