A flurry of attacks in just over a fortnight – the killing of four Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in Sopore on December 30, 2009; the fidayeen (suicide squad) attack at Lal Chowk in the heart of Srinagar on January 6, 2010; the encounter in Pulwama on January 8, in Thanola on January 10, in Kulgam on January 13; and the attack on the Sopore Police Station on January 15 , then again on feb 5 . Agin a series of attack on feb 24, left many more dead. The latest in dadsar today has already left many people dead which makes it abundantly clear that militancy is on rise in spite of false claims in Delhi or some police officers that militancy has been reduced. If these are not well coordinated attack, I wonder what is .
It is ridiculous to even think that Kashmir can be solved militarily. As Adrian Levy, a distinguished British journalist says, “There is a feeling of bitterness and rage among young Kashmiris, who have no previous experience of militancy, they are expressing much more resistance kind of rage against the security set up in Kashmir. They are reacting against over securitization of Kashmir, resulting in stone pelting that is very difficult for India or for any country to deal with”. This is dangerous. It is fire that is burning. It is tangible in the countryside. Obviously, India is surely aware of it”.
