One might say that we’re ‘back to square one,’ but Jammu and Kashmir is actually worse off than it was six years after the much-trumped constitutional changes.
A more lethal militancy than we had seen for at least two decades has gained ground. We’ve lost bits of territory, suffered battlefield reverses, and could be on the brink of a worse disaster.
Operation Sindoor brought losses when the government initiated it on 7 May. Yet, hostilities could be renewed at any time; the government has told us that the operation is “not over”. I find that ominous.
For, while intelligence was sorely lacking during the first round, it confirmed something I had previously warned about: the whole world is now ranged against India. Indeed, there are no takers for India’s positions regarding terror, or about Jammu and Kashmir.
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