The Dream-Robbing of Young Kashmiris

How Islamic Terrorists are recruiting young Kashmiri boys to be play-things in their evil design Vivek Sinha twitter: @viveksinha28 Yet again the picturesque Kashmir Valley is in news for wrong reasons. This time the big talk is about violence that occurred during the by-elections in the Srinagar Parliamentary constituency, which led to the death of eight boys. Over next few weeks there will be a barrage of news-analysis wherein reams of newsprint will be devoted to the “targeted killing” of “innocent” Kashmiris, and hours of newsroom debates will focus on how Indian state is losing the plot in Jammu Kashmir. Discussion and debates will underline the alienation of Kashmiri youth, plebiscite, UN resolutions, human-rights violation, AFSPA (Armed Forces Special Powers Act) and several others. During the last months, flash mobs have indulged into targeted stone-pelting at security forces, leading to deaths. Immediately after such incidents there’s always a media frenzy that talks about...