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Non-journalist journalist (def: David Foster Wallace), author, student of India. Long-distance runner. Yale World Fellow. Always occupied with cognition
Apr 28, 2018 7 tweets 2 min read
1. In the wake of a new string of lies about Jagmohan and Kashmiri Pandit exodus, the facts are: On January 19, 1990, Jagmohan was in Raj Bhawan in Jammu when a vicious, orchestrated campaign against Pandits began from mosques all over Valley 2. The frightened Pandits began to make calls to Jagmohan and bureaucrats in North Block, asking for help. They thought they were all going to be killed that night. There are terrible, terrible stories of that night. How many do we tell you!
Apr 12, 2018 5 tweets 2 min read
1. #Asifa is a Gujjar-Bakerwal, a nomadic community, largely pro-India, anti-militancy. In 1965, a G-B man, Mohd. Din Jagir, spotted a few armed men in Tangmarg, Kashmir. They asked him to arrange Kashmiri clothing for them so that they could sneak in without arousing suspicion 2. But instead, Jagir returned and informed the Police. His info turned out to be crucial. The armed men were Pakistanis, who had infiltrated to launch Op. Gibraltar, a secret Pakistani mission to annex Kashmir. Thanks to Jagir, the mission ended up in failure.
Feb 9, 2018 9 tweets 2 min read
The BJP's understanding of Kashmir can be summed up in one word: Pakora. Here is why [Thread]: Even after killing of over 200 terrorists in 2017, the situation in Kashmir is only becoming worse. Official estimates say 126 youth have joined militancy. But the numbers, say top Police sources, are much higher. New Delhi continues to be absolutely clueless.