This write up appeared on 28th march 2007 in Greater kashmir (leading english daily of Kashmir)
Freedom struggle
This in reference to the much-hyped demilitarization of disputed Kashmir. Demilitarization balloon was punctured by Indian Prime Minister when he said that there would be no demilitarization. God knows why PDP and Hurriyat (Mirwaiz faction) were so much optimistic about the demilitarization. Recent Indo-Pak talks also failed as India didn’t show an iota of flexibility. We Kashmiris should not loose heart. We should tightly hold the rope of Islam and keep our determination alive in fighting the illegal occupation of India.
Freedom struggles take time. Freedom does not come on a platter. India itself got its freedom after the fighting for more than hundred years. Chechens are fighting for their freedom. What is important in freedom struggle is the mental toughness of the occupied. No matter how powerful the occupier is, one should not change his ideology and should not budge or compromise. Recently we saw how gallantly Hizbollah fought the mighty Israel and the superpower USA and gave both a bloody nose. They didn’t have the smart bombs
and patriotic missiles. They only had determination, will power and belief in what they were doing.
Same thing is happening in Afghanistan as America destroyed it and reduced it to the stone-age but nowadays we hear that almost 80% of the Afghanistan is again in the control of Taliban. Vietnam made US to retreat disgracefully from their land by their determination. We Kashmiris should not listen to India with half-baked roadmaps and solutions. We should stick to the basics that is India should vacate from our country, release our youth from its jails.
Iftekhar
iwani@indsci.com
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