Things should  not have come to this pass: foreigners assessing our state of affairs and suggesting what is the way out, because somewhere down the line we shied away from rising to the occasion. The International Crisis Group (ICG) in its latest report “A Trigger in Jammu and Kashmir: Militant Violence under  Indian Central rule”,  has pointed out  certain fault lines  while scripting a roadmap  for  lasting peace.

Foreigners have their own way of interpreting things. They see certain things which we are not able to see or express for the reasons better known to us – we are motivated by two considerations that we  should be avoiding the high risk areas, and  wait for others to speak for us. 

This doesn’t undermine some of the crucial points in the ICG report. This has captured the reality  that  reversed the  ugly reality of  the times before the August 5, 2019 decisions – the abrogation of Article 370, Article 35 A and the announcement of the Reorganization of the  state of Jammu and Kashmir that India could retain after the 1948 ceasefire – a journey from extreme terror violence and street protests to the taste of the normal times.  Some of the fundamentals  scripted in the report are worth looking at with a clear lens, and see where it resonates with the reality and the narrative of  Delhi, and  tricolour  upholding crowds signaling shift in their attitude and approach.

The report revolves around  three........

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