By Afshain Afzal
India is playing a great game by instigating Kashmiris for a very bright future. The plight of the people of Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir is before our eyes that how miserable life they are spending due to fear and uncertainty. Despite all this, the Indian military has come up with a new scheme for the Kashmiris that they would be able to win people of Jammu and Kashmir on Pakistan’s side of Line of Control (LoC) to their side. As per their claim, “The country has over 50 per cent of people below the age of 25. If we take them in as Agniveers, teach them and send them back, we will absorb some, others by paramilitary, and police forces and the remaining can be self-employed." However, there are reports that non-Kashmiris from Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir are being sent to Pakistan as Kashmiris to merge in civilian population in Pakistan to carryout subversion and sabotage.
The General Officer-Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) of Indian Northern Command, Lieutenant General Upendra Dwivedi has threatened Pakistan, “the Indian Army is ready to execute orders like taking back Pakistan-occupied Kashmir”. Reacting over the statement the Pakistan’s Inter Services Public Relations issued a statement on 24 November 2022, “The unwarranted statement of a high-ranking Indian Army Officer concerning Azad Jammu and Kashmir is an apt manifestation of Indian Armed Forces’ delusional mindset and showcases the vivid imprint of domestic political showboating on Indian military thought.”
New Delhi is standing tall as the Government of India has mounted on the shoulders of countries including the United States and France and perceives if it is India’s actual height. We should never forget that when Indian Prime Minister Indra Gandhi ordered her Chief of Army Staff General S.H.F.J. Manekshaw to swiftly conduct a surgical strike on East Pakistan, followed by the installation of an interim Indian government and the subsequent return of refugees, General Manekshaw replied, “Indian Army need six to seven months preparing for combat.” The Prime Minister was shocked and told Manekshaw to leave the idea and Indian Border Security Force (BSF) was tasked to arm and train Hindus Mukti Bahini guerrillas who had already been living in India as refugees from East Pakistan since long.
As usual New Delhi, instead of mending fences with Pakistan has started propagating baseless allegations that Pakistan is using its soil for operations inside disputed Indian occupied Jammu and Kashmir. General Upendra Dwivedi in his recent statement claimed, “There are nearly 300 terrorists active in Jammu and Kashmir. Out of them, 82 are from Pakistan, 53 local residents and around 170 are unidentified. Beside this, 160 terrorists are present at the launch-pads in Pakistan-occupied Jammu and Kashmir along the LoC who are waiting to infiltrate.” It is interesting to note that such statements are usual pattern of Indian Army and the Internal Affairs ministry as long leaves are being granted to Indian Army personnel due to winters and almost all forward posts are being vacated or strength there have been reduced to minimum.
It is shocking to observe that as per reports Indian intelligence agencies are planning a self-engineered terrorist attack in mid-December 2022. As per the available details revealed by Indian D Company, a major show of force leading to killings, however, the target and location were not revealed. In a hoax incident, which was revealed by Senior Superintendent of Police, Ramban Mohita Sharma claimed. “A private bus was intercepted at Nashri checkpoint on 25 November 2022, IED kept in a container in the back seat was found by the bomb disposal squad”. With mere objective to malign Pakistan, India carryout self-engineered terrorist activities but often forgets that such strategies lead to loss of life and injuries of innocent human beings. It is high time that India should resist from using threatening tone and shun self-engineered terrorist activities to pave way for dialogues and confidence building measure for peace and harmony in the region.