In the aftermath of the deadly terrorist attack in Jammu & Kashmir’s Pahalgam, hatred against Kashmiris and Kashmiri students in particular surged in at least four northern states and Jammu, fuelled by right-wing groups. We spoke with Kashmiri students who had exams to write but had no institutional support. Hiding in their rooms, hoping for the worst to pass without violence, they spoke of mental and emotional trauma.

cross-posted from: https://lemy.lol/post/43264971

In the aftermath of the deadly terrorist attack in Jammu & Kashmir’s Pahalgam, hatred against Kashmiris and Kashmiri students in particular surged in at least four northern states and Jammu, fuelled by right-wing groups. We spoke with Kashmiri students who had exams to write but had no institutional support. Hiding in their rooms, hoping for the worst to pass without violence, they spoke of mental and emotional trauma.

  • मुक्त@lemmy.mlM
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    3 days ago

    Middle East “experts” could fantasize about anything, including flying donkeys. Doesn’t make them relevant.

      • nargis@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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        3 days ago

        Funny how you ignored my comment, refused to read your own article, refused to reply or refute any of my points or even u/mukt’s with anything other than strawman insults. It is clear you aren’t engaging in good faith, and your understanding of India is very poor, as is evident by your replies.

        Read monkey, read.

          • nargis@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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            3 days ago

            Racism is when people call you stupid. The stupider you are, the racister it is. Doesn’t matter if I even know your race or not, it must be racism because you said so.

            You again apply America-centric standards. ‘Monkey’ has never been a racist insult in India. I literally just referenced a line from Young Sheldon. The fact that your mind jumped right at the racist connotation of the word reveals more about your own mind than mine.

            You still refuse to answer any of the points I raised earlier. I shall disengage.

      • मुक्त@lemmy.mlM
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        3 days ago

        In your vocabulary, a random person who looks Indian = Indian government.

        And you really want to be taken seriously, for unknown reasons.

        • geneva_convenience@lemmy.ml
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          3 days ago

          Human rights groups and academics have documented the shared approaches of both countries military and police – such as punitive home demolitions, extrajudicial killings, and arbitrary detentions, employed by the Israeli state against Palestinians, and the Indian state against Kashmiris.

          The use of these tactics has escalated following the revocation of Kashmir’s special status in 2019, where the Indian government launched a major crackdown on dissent, targeting journalists and civil society.

          According to Kashmiri academic Hafsa Kanjwal, the Indian government’s 2019 decision - which enables Indians to purchase land in Indian-controlled Kashmir – paves the way for similar “settler-colonial projects” in India and Israel, forcing “demographic change”.

          Zee News, a prominent Indian news network, described the Israeli ambassador Reuven Azar’s response as a statement from India’s “closest friend, Israel”.

          Former director general of police of Jammu and Kashmir S.P Vaid said that “we must respond like Israel,” as reported by Hindi newspaper Jagran.

          Human rights groups have documented the ways in which the Police of Jammu and Kashmir, run by India’s Ministry of Home Affairs, have led raids and interrogations against journalists, and maintained extrajudicial detentions of Kashmiris.

          • मुक्त@lemmy.mlM
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            2 days ago

            Former director general of police of Jammu and Kashmir S.P Vaid said that “we must respond like Israel,” as reported by Hindi newspaper Jagran.

            The only citation which might have been valid, but it has been made after pahalgam terror attack and Mr Vaid is not actually holding the official position requiring this to be an official statement, nor is he talking about anything that happened while he was holding a relevant charge.

            I believe enough oppurtunity have been given to you to make your case, but the only outcome is smoke and mirrors, drawn heavily by motivated actors from outside the nation. With advice to improve your reading comprehension, I am out of this discussion as a participant.