Kashmir: the Flashpoint for the First Nuclear War (Revelation 8)

Reader letter: The case of Kashmir — a nuclear flashpoint in the making
Kashmir is one of the most militarized areas and bloody occupations in the world — and one of the most ignored issues by the Western World. Yet Kashmir is a major bone of contention between two nuclear-armed countries: Pakistan and India.
The Indian-occupied military rule is 900,000-troops strong and exceeds the total number of US forces in Iraq and Afghanistan. Freedom of speech is non-existent, and human rights abuses and atrocities are routinely visited on its Muslim-majority population and are well-documented by Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch. In the last two decades alone, over 100,000 people have died and over 10,000 women raped by Indian soldiers yet Kashmir is Ignored by the West, which refuses to bring pressure to bear on its regional and economic ally, India. The Kashmiri people’s ongoing quest for justice and self-determination continues to be brutally suppressed and needs attention and justice from the world.
In recent days, working on an Israeli blueprint of Gaza, the Indian President abolished Article 370 of the Indian constitution which gave Kashmir autonomous status since 1947, making it a potential nuclear flash point between two arch rivals.
About 900,000 Indian troops are in the valley, enforcing a curfew on Kashmiri people, creating a humanitarian crisis. The Pakistani PM Imran Khan’s warned India to show restraint or face retaliation which may include use of nuclear warheads.
What do Kashmiris want? They want UN Security Council resolution 47 enforced, giving them the right to self-governance and freedom. They want human rights abuses stopped by occupying Indian forces.
As a peace-loving nation, Canada should lead the call for enforcement of UN resolution 47.
Let us also remember that occupation is a crime, militarization is unjust and freedom is a right, something we cherish as our fundamental values of a free society.
Mohsin Naqvi, Windsor Share Your Views
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