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Pak moves separatist pawn on the Indo-Pak chess board

M.M.Khajooria

6/2/2018 10:12:20 PM

The Separatists trio-Geelani, Mir Waiz and Yasin Malik have sprung bit of a surprise by announcing their willingness to negotiate with the Central government. This significantly but not surprisingly co-insides with the agreement between Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) of India and Pakistan to "fully implement" the ceasefire pact of 2003 In "letter and spirit" forthwith to stop cross border firings in Jammu and Kashmir. It may be noted that the Special Hot Line contact was initiated by Pakistan Pak army DGMO.
The Cease-fire will bring relief and solace to thousands of families residing on both sides of the LoC/ IB .It should therefore we welcomed though with cautious optimism and without slackening operational vigilance and preparedness. But will this help ease the internal situation and bring down the terror temperature? what about the intent and capability of the Separatist leadership who are an important component of Pak IS-Wahabi network?
It will be height of naivety to assume that with implementation of cease-fire, terrorist Ops under the cover of "struggle for freedom" will be terminated. It would be safe to assume that PakISI-Whabbi /Jihadi combine would have ensured that the required manpower and weaponry etc are available within the state to maintain and enhance the currenty level of the "struggle for independence". Training and indoctrination facilities for local recruits would have already been placed on ground with the requisite wherewitand counterhal. More over, trained terrorists and commanders will continue to be pushed across the LoC/IB though at a much restricted scale. The situation therefore requires that;
1. We observe the Cease-fire as agreed but be in full preparedness to instantly respond to an deviation by the enemy.
2. Deepen intelligence reach across to abort and counter any surprise move
3. Strengthen border defenses especially on the unfenced LoC/IB
4. Sensitize place "Filters" in the hinterland on highest alert to quickly trap any infiltrator who manages to sneak in.
5. Motivate and involve border population to assist security forces In maintaining vigilance on the borders as well as own contiguous area. Constitute/ revamp Village Defence committees hooked into Security Grid..
6. Mount extreme vigilance over normal modes of road and air transport for infiltration of trained commanders and smuggling of funds. for Separatist and terrorist outfits.
The role of Separatist leadership in the emerging situation to negotiate with New Delhi has to be viewed in the context of their status as extension of Pak ISI-Waahaabi/Jihadi nexus and the clout and moral authority they enjoy over the Kashmiri Muslim Youth. It has also to be remembered that all of them-Geelani, Mir Waiz, Yasin Malik, Shabir Shah to cite the most prominent shamelessly mortgaged their political conscience to Islamabad in pre-Burhan Wani phase under threat of extermination. Thus they forfeited even a semblance of the moral authority by publically discarding long held and publically declared political stands on the so called "Kashmir issue. As a matter of fact their influence over the youth was subject to diminishing returns since quite some time.
The 2008 Stone-pelting phase can be flagged as the beginning of open revolt of "radicalized 'youth against the traditional separatist leadership and their tactics. It was then that for the first time ever, a group of masked Stone -Pelters held a press conference in the downtown Srinagar city. These masked young men had suddenly appeared from nowhere soon after the burial of Wamiq in Srinagar's Martyrs Graveyard. They ridiculed Hurriyat for calling for only one day's Hartal on Tuesday over the death of the 13 year old Wamiq Farooq in police action and unilaterally resolved to extend it for several days. They matched their words with deeds. From Anantnag to Baramulla, the entire Valley was taken over by the stone pelting mobs paralyzing the transport and throwing the entire life out of-gear. This is what they had to say: "No more Hurriyat leaders. We won't listen to them. They are agents. It is our stone-pelting that has resurrected the movement. We will have our own Hartal program and enforce it on our own". This was not an isolated incident. When on the following day Hurriyat chairman Mirwaiz Umar Farooq led a procession through the downtown city, the youth were not enthusiastic at all. In fact, when Mirwaiz said that Hurriyat will chart a protest program me over the ongoing atrocities, many in the audience were heard saying. "So, Mirwaiz has yet to formulate a program. There is no need now. We know how to carry on the struggle without them (separatist leaders)". Since then the emergence of ISIS and open threats to Syed Ali Shah Geelani and other separatist leaders by Zakir Musa ironically supported by the son of Ayisha Andrabi has further diluted their stature. The Money laundering cases have lowered them in the estimation of the common man. The condemnation of stone-pelting on a School Bus at Batpura, Shopian on Wednesday, the 2nd of May seriously injuring, a class 2 student, eight year old Rehan Ahmed Gorsi who had to be shifted to SKIMS, Soura, Srinagar by both Geelani and Mir Waiz, patrons of the stone -pelting brigade was contemptuously brushed aside. This demonstrated their escalating irrelevance. Weakening of their hold notwithstanding, it would be appropriate to engage Geelani and Mir Waiz albeit less enthusiastically for two reasons. One. They are big names and have important projection on the national and international scenes. Ironically, successive governments in Delhi and Srinagar have significantly contributed to their being placed on that high pedestal. Second. In the current Kashmir terrorist scenario where "radical" elements call the shots at the grass root level they mrge as the lesser evil. More over, the conflict of interest between the two streams is bound to become more intense as the negotiations get underway. It should be hoped that our people will factor this critical element into their strategic formulations.

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