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Posts published in “Day: July 9, 2013

The myth of peace: by KHALID WASIM HASSAN in Dawn, July 9

The writer is an assistant professor, St Josephs College, Bangalore. OVER the last few months, there have been multiple attacks carried out by Kashmiri rebels on the Indian armed forces. Indian national dailies and electronic channels are flashing headlines such as ‘re-emergence of militancy in the Valley’ and ‘disturbance of peace’. The words ‘re-emergence’ and ‘peace’ need considerable reflection. The Indian state has not been able to suppress the movement through its coercive apparatus, but…