LETTER: Kashmir will become another Palestine
Nuclear neighbours India and Pakistan could be brought into conflict once again
India's repeal of a near 80-year-old statute concerning the state of Jammu and Kashmir, stripping it of autonomy and describing the previous enactment as an "historical blunder", is a dangerous move that could bring the two nuclear neighbours into conflict once again.
The Indian government and most of its citizens fail to take into account the many Muslims residing in India, who after partition decided to stay on rather than moving to be part of a Muslim motherland, Pakistan. Having lived there for many years, contributing to building the nation in the spheres of arts, entertainment, medical and nuclear sciences, the emergence of the Modi-led BJP party has all but reduced India's Muslim contribution to naught...
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