J & K: Working towards La Paz | Photo credit: –
Following the murders based on the religion of 26 tourists in Pahalgam there is anguish and utro throughout the country, including Kashmir. After reports on Kashmir students who were harassed in several states outside Jammu and Kashmiro, Prime Minister Omar Abdullah said he was in contact with their counterparts in these states for the safety of students, merchants and professionals from Cashmiro.
This may be the time to see what is reserved for the youth of the Valley, taking a historical vision of the letter.
Pakistan’s misadventure in Jammu and Kashmira is well known, since Kashmir’s youth under the leadership of Sheikh Abdullah decided to be with India, aligning with the secularist and socialist ideals. They dreamed with a progressive and autonomous backlet within the Indian union in the leadership of Sheikh Abdullah and his manifesto Naya Kashmir.
After Sheikh Abdullah’s trial in 1953 and the erosion of promised autonomy, political apathy slid in Cadde and the Toke Root radicalization. Religious propaganda and terrorism were unleashed by successive border governments, and the masses largely secular begin to develop a sensation of alienation.
The low performance of state governments in the Development Front and the influence of transnational Islamic movements led to religious identity policy.
Turbulent decades
Then came the turbulent decades of insurgency, conflict, militarization and complex political identities. Such actions by Kashmir youth resulted in arbitrary detentions and human rights violations, further alienating young people. The educational and economic opportunities were reduced, as trade and tourism stopped.
In the first decade of the current millennium, the information age also hit the doors of Kashmir. The center began many Development Mega projects, with an focus on jobs and business creation for Kashmir’s youth.
The young people changed to civic and digital activism, and social networks emerged as a viable place to express dissent and mark injustice. The decks of welcome of article 370 of the Constitution of India in 2019 occurred as Bolt del Azul for the Azaadi proponents. He removed the special status of the state of J & K and gave the State a new constitutional form through again constituting Jammu and Kashmir as a territory of the union within India.
He undeniably thought of a step towards a better integration, development and assimilation of the people of J & K with other states and UTS, has often been seen as a direct infraction in their political rights and identity of Kashmir, resulting in feelings of alienation and subjugation. There are young people from Kashmira who feel that it is less for integration, but more for the exclusion of the democratic framework of India, a manufactured narrative that is far from the truth.
In the absence of special status, Kashmir’s youth will enjoy equality with young people from the rest of India. They were limited geographical and were subjugated, played and exploited by generations of terrorist politicians and operators of all kinds. Kashmir people do not need to provide evidence of their patriotism for anyone. In addition, they would like to occupy business in other parts of India and assimilate there forever. Similarly, they could invite young people from other parts of India to be their guests and help them do business in Kashmir.
Kashmir’s youth are at a complex crossroads today. Trapped between conflict and an uncertain future, their resistance trip must stop if they wish to aspire to a peaceful future for them and their next generation. There is a wide range to preserve their dignity, identity and, nevertheless, they participate in the democratic process.
The writer is vice president or the Industry Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He worked in the Valley in 2008, in Diputación with Ircon. The LED 1 and 2 or ‘Rail de Qazigund-Barramulla’ phase. The views are personal
Posted on April 29, 2025
