08-14-2016, 09:52 PM
*** 15-Aug-16 World View -- India, Pakistan celebrate independence day with vitriolic accusations about Kashmir
This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com
****
**** India, Pakistan celebrate independence day with vitriolic accusations about Kashmir
****
![[Image: g160814b.jpg]](http://www.GenerationalDynamics.com/ww2010/g160814b.jpg)
A masked Kashmir protester in Kashmir on Sunday waves a Pakistan flag next to a graffiti of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Muzaffar Wani. Wani was shot and killed by police on July 8, triggering weeks of riots, demonstrations and violence since then. (Hindustan Times)
On Sunday, Pakistan celebrated its 70th Independence Day. The first
Independence Day occurred on August 14, 1947, when Pakistan became an
independent state, because of the Partition that split the Indian
subcontinent into two nations, India and Pakistan. As I wrote last
week, Independence Days for India and Pakistan were followed by the
Partition war, one of the most massive and bloodiest wars of the 20th
century. ( "7-Aug-16 World View -- India's Narendra Modi finally hits out at Cow Protectors ('Gau Rakshaks')"
)
The Partition war was an "organic" generational crisis civil war
between Hindus and Muslims. That is, it came up from the people,
rather than coming about because one nation invaded another war. In
fact, the leading Hindu and Muslim politicians of the day were in a
state of denial, and were caught completely by surprise, and hadn't
expected the war to occur at all. And most of the "organic" slaughter
was centered in the provinces of Kashmir and Jammu.
The crisis civil war was settled with a compromise: Kashmir and Jammu
would be split into separate regions governed by Pakistan and India,
respectively, separated by a Line of Control (LoC).
Today, with India and Pakistan again in a generational Crisis era, the
leading Hindu and Muslim politicians are once in a state of denial,
not realizing how dangerous the situation is, and how a new, bloody,
massive "organic" civil war could begin in Kashmir once again.
Pakistan celebrated Independence Day on Sunday with commemorative
ceremonies held in Islamabad, Pakistan's capital city, as well as at
the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi, India's capital city.
In Islamsbad, the day began with a 31-gun salute in the federal
capital along with a 21-gun salute in each provincial capital. Flag
hoisting ceremonies were held in the provincial capitals and district
headquarters. The main ceremony of the day was held at Islamabad’s
Convention Centre, where President Mamnoon Hussain and Prime Minister
Nawaz Sharif hoisted the national flag.
Nawaz Sharif opened the hostilities by announcing, "I dedicate this
year’s 14th August to the freedom of Kashmir." By "freedom," he means
that the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir should be given to
Pakistan, something that would not happen without a major war.
Pakistan's envoy to India Abdul Basit, the Pakistan High Commissioner
in New Delhi, said:
> [indent]<QUOTE>"Pakistan will continue to extend its full diplomatic,
> political and moral support to the valiant people of Jammu and
> Kashmir until they get their right to self-determination. ...
>
> The only outstanding issue is how to liberate parts of J&K under
> illegal occupation of Islamabad. As far as Jammu and Kashmir is
> concerned, we are dedicating this year’s Independence Day to the
> freedom of Kashmir. And we firmly believe that the sacrifices made
> by the people of Jammu and Kashmir will not go in
> vain."<END QUOTE>[/indent]
Indian officials criticized Basit's statement because, as Pakistan's
envoy to India, his job is to improve communications, not make
provocative statements that hinder communication. Jitendra Singh,
junior minister at the Prime Minister’s Office, shot back:
> [indent]<QUOTE>"Our stand is very clear in the context of the J&K
> issue. If at all there is any outstanding issue with Pakistan, it
> is only on ways to liberate parts of the state which remain under
> the illegal occupation of Islamabad and make them a part of the
> Union of India."<END QUOTE>[/indent]
India's Home Minister Rajnath Singh also retorted in a similar
inflammatory manner:
> [indent]<QUOTE>Nawaz Sharif said that he is waiting for Kashmir to be
> handed over to Pakistan, he even wrote to UN Secretary General
> regarding this. I want to assert that no power in the world can
> wrest Kashmir from us. And if at all they want to have a dialogue
> with us, then we are ready. But it will be about Pakistan occupied
> Kashmir, not Kashmir."<END QUOTE>[/indent]
On Friday, Pakistan proposed sending supplies to the people of
Indian-government Kashmir. An official Indian government spokesman
said,
"I can only characterize [the proposal to send] supplies to the Indian
state of Jammu and Kashmir as absurd. India and others in the region
have already received enough of Pakistan’s trademark exports —
international terrorism, cross-border infiltrators, weapons, narcotics
and fake currency." Indian Express and Pakistan Today
****
**** Militants hoist Pakistani flags in Kashmir on Sunday
****
Violent clashes in Kashmir began on July 9, following the death on
July 8 of Burhan Wani, 22, a 22-year-old commander in the separatist
militia Hizbul Mujahideen (HM). Some 50 Kashmiris were killed and
over 1,900 injured. About 600 were blinded for life, having been shot
by the security forces with "non-lethal" pellet guns. The death of
Wani has triggered weeks of anti-India riots, demonstrations, and
violence in Kashmir. ( "21-Jul-16 World View -- India-Pakistan tensions grow over Kashmir issue"
)
On Sunday, India imposed a curfew in all major towns of the
Indian-controlled portion Kashmir and Jammu, in order to prevent
widespread celebrations of Pakistan's Independence Day, but the
celebrations occurred anyway.
Large pro-Pakistan rallies were held in several towns in southern
Kashmir on Sunday. Militants from Hizbul Mujahideen hoisted Pakistani
flags and saluted them.
In one town, nine people were injured when police and paramilitary
forces fired pellets on a rally. In another town, a pro-Pakistan
rally was dispersed by police, resulting in clashes in which at least
six people were injured. Police were pelted with stones in dozens of
towns. Indian Express and Geo TV (Pakistan) and Hindustan Times
KEYS: Generational Dynamics, Pakistan, India, Kashmir, Jammu,
Partition, Nawaz Sharif, Abdul Basit, Jitendra Singh, Rajnath Singh,
Burhan Wani, Hizbul Mujahideen, HM
Permanent web link to this article
Receive daily World View columns by e-mail
Contribute to Generational Dynamics via PayPal
John J. Xenakis
100 Memorial Drive Apt 8-13A
Cambridge, MA 02142
Phone: 617-864-0010
E-mail: john@GenerationalDynamics.com
Web site: http://www.GenerationalDynamics.com
Forum: http://www.gdxforum.com/forum
Subscribe to World View: http://generationaldynamics.com/subscribe
This morning's key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com
- India, Pakistan celebrate independence day with vitriolic accusations about Kashmir
- Militants hoist Pakistani flags in Kashmir on Sunday
****
**** India, Pakistan celebrate independence day with vitriolic accusations about Kashmir
****
A masked Kashmir protester in Kashmir on Sunday waves a Pakistan flag next to a graffiti of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Muzaffar Wani. Wani was shot and killed by police on July 8, triggering weeks of riots, demonstrations and violence since then. (Hindustan Times)
On Sunday, Pakistan celebrated its 70th Independence Day. The first
Independence Day occurred on August 14, 1947, when Pakistan became an
independent state, because of the Partition that split the Indian
subcontinent into two nations, India and Pakistan. As I wrote last
week, Independence Days for India and Pakistan were followed by the
Partition war, one of the most massive and bloodiest wars of the 20th
century. ( "7-Aug-16 World View -- India's Narendra Modi finally hits out at Cow Protectors ('Gau Rakshaks')"
)
The Partition war was an "organic" generational crisis civil war
between Hindus and Muslims. That is, it came up from the people,
rather than coming about because one nation invaded another war. In
fact, the leading Hindu and Muslim politicians of the day were in a
state of denial, and were caught completely by surprise, and hadn't
expected the war to occur at all. And most of the "organic" slaughter
was centered in the provinces of Kashmir and Jammu.
The crisis civil war was settled with a compromise: Kashmir and Jammu
would be split into separate regions governed by Pakistan and India,
respectively, separated by a Line of Control (LoC).
Today, with India and Pakistan again in a generational Crisis era, the
leading Hindu and Muslim politicians are once in a state of denial,
not realizing how dangerous the situation is, and how a new, bloody,
massive "organic" civil war could begin in Kashmir once again.
Pakistan celebrated Independence Day on Sunday with commemorative
ceremonies held in Islamabad, Pakistan's capital city, as well as at
the Pakistan High Commission in New Delhi, India's capital city.
In Islamsbad, the day began with a 31-gun salute in the federal
capital along with a 21-gun salute in each provincial capital. Flag
hoisting ceremonies were held in the provincial capitals and district
headquarters. The main ceremony of the day was held at Islamabad’s
Convention Centre, where President Mamnoon Hussain and Prime Minister
Nawaz Sharif hoisted the national flag.
Nawaz Sharif opened the hostilities by announcing, "I dedicate this
year’s 14th August to the freedom of Kashmir." By "freedom," he means
that the Indian-controlled portion of Kashmir should be given to
Pakistan, something that would not happen without a major war.
Pakistan's envoy to India Abdul Basit, the Pakistan High Commissioner
in New Delhi, said:
> [indent]<QUOTE>"Pakistan will continue to extend its full diplomatic,
> political and moral support to the valiant people of Jammu and
> Kashmir until they get their right to self-determination. ...
>
> The only outstanding issue is how to liberate parts of J&K under
> illegal occupation of Islamabad. As far as Jammu and Kashmir is
> concerned, we are dedicating this year’s Independence Day to the
> freedom of Kashmir. And we firmly believe that the sacrifices made
> by the people of Jammu and Kashmir will not go in
> vain."<END QUOTE>[/indent]
Indian officials criticized Basit's statement because, as Pakistan's
envoy to India, his job is to improve communications, not make
provocative statements that hinder communication. Jitendra Singh,
junior minister at the Prime Minister’s Office, shot back:
> [indent]<QUOTE>"Our stand is very clear in the context of the J&K
> issue. If at all there is any outstanding issue with Pakistan, it
> is only on ways to liberate parts of the state which remain under
> the illegal occupation of Islamabad and make them a part of the
> Union of India."<END QUOTE>[/indent]
India's Home Minister Rajnath Singh also retorted in a similar
inflammatory manner:
> [indent]<QUOTE>Nawaz Sharif said that he is waiting for Kashmir to be
> handed over to Pakistan, he even wrote to UN Secretary General
> regarding this. I want to assert that no power in the world can
> wrest Kashmir from us. And if at all they want to have a dialogue
> with us, then we are ready. But it will be about Pakistan occupied
> Kashmir, not Kashmir."<END QUOTE>[/indent]
On Friday, Pakistan proposed sending supplies to the people of
Indian-government Kashmir. An official Indian government spokesman
said,
"I can only characterize [the proposal to send] supplies to the Indian
state of Jammu and Kashmir as absurd. India and others in the region
have already received enough of Pakistan’s trademark exports —
international terrorism, cross-border infiltrators, weapons, narcotics
and fake currency." Indian Express and Pakistan Today
****
**** Militants hoist Pakistani flags in Kashmir on Sunday
****
Violent clashes in Kashmir began on July 9, following the death on
July 8 of Burhan Wani, 22, a 22-year-old commander in the separatist
militia Hizbul Mujahideen (HM). Some 50 Kashmiris were killed and
over 1,900 injured. About 600 were blinded for life, having been shot
by the security forces with "non-lethal" pellet guns. The death of
Wani has triggered weeks of anti-India riots, demonstrations, and
violence in Kashmir. ( "21-Jul-16 World View -- India-Pakistan tensions grow over Kashmir issue"
)
On Sunday, India imposed a curfew in all major towns of the
Indian-controlled portion Kashmir and Jammu, in order to prevent
widespread celebrations of Pakistan's Independence Day, but the
celebrations occurred anyway.
Large pro-Pakistan rallies were held in several towns in southern
Kashmir on Sunday. Militants from Hizbul Mujahideen hoisted Pakistani
flags and saluted them.
In one town, nine people were injured when police and paramilitary
forces fired pellets on a rally. In another town, a pro-Pakistan
rally was dispersed by police, resulting in clashes in which at least
six people were injured. Police were pelted with stones in dozens of
towns. Indian Express and Geo TV (Pakistan) and Hindustan Times
KEYS: Generational Dynamics, Pakistan, India, Kashmir, Jammu,
Partition, Nawaz Sharif, Abdul Basit, Jitendra Singh, Rajnath Singh,
Burhan Wani, Hizbul Mujahideen, HM
Permanent web link to this article
Receive daily World View columns by e-mail
Contribute to Generational Dynamics via PayPal
John J. Xenakis
100 Memorial Drive Apt 8-13A
Cambridge, MA 02142
Phone: 617-864-0010
E-mail: john@GenerationalDynamics.com
Web site: http://www.GenerationalDynamics.com
Forum: http://www.gdxforum.com/forum
Subscribe to World View: http://generationaldynamics.com/subscribe
