{"id":4175,"date":"2020-11-09T19:30:42","date_gmt":"2020-11-09T19:30:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/southandcentralasiablog\/?p=4175"},"modified":"2020-11-09T19:30:42","modified_gmt":"2020-11-09T19:30:42","slug":"indian-troops-kill-top-rebel-commander-in-kashmir-fighting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/southandcentralasiablog\/2020\/11\/09\/indian-troops-kill-top-rebel-commander-in-kashmir-fighting\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian troops kill top rebel commander in Kashmir fighting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

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Saifullah Mir, top commander of a rebel group, was killed in a gunfight in Kashmir. This was a victory for India\u2019s counterinsurgency operations in the region, though it sparked anti-India protests from citizens of Kashmir, combated with police violence. As Kashmir is a sought after region for Pakistan and India with it divided between the two, it is the subject of conflict. The Muslim Kashmirs wish for the region to be an independent country or joined with Pakistan as the rebel group wishes. India claims Kashmir militancy is terrorism sponsored by Pakistan, though this claim is denied. Most Kashmir citizens believe that they are fighting in a freedom struggle as opposed to having terroristic motives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I believe that this is just another event in the session of many in regards to the region of Kashmir. Kashmir\u2019s location has made it a battleground for India-Pakistan conflict since 1947. As these conflicts continue, India continues to blame Pakistan for the involvement in Kashmir\u2019s increased fight against Indian control. I think that this conflict is unfortunatly inveniatble, with Kashmir containing a high number of Muslim citizens it makes total sense they would not want to join a country primarily Hindu and instead join a country primarily Muslim. Kashmir\u2019s location is the cause of the main issues seeing as it is so close to both countries. As rebel groups are present and India retaliates against them, I do not think this conflict is close to over. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In connection to class, I think it interesting to examine the global actors at play in this conflict. Though Kashmir had been a region of India for quite some time and now divided between Pakistan and India, it is the subject of a dispute between Pakistan, India, and China. All of these are decently promoneient States, all located directly adjacent to Kashmir, with China being the biggest and most powerful of the three. Another important global actor involved is the Non-State actor rebel group, Hizbul Mujahideen. Though it may not be enough on its own, if the rebel group is assisted by Pakistan it could mean Kashmir\u2019s independence or assimilation into Pakistan. It is strange that the most powerful of the three States has been just a third party in this conflict, however if China decides to fight to obtain Kashmir for itself, it could completely change the tide of this conflict.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

https:\/\/abcnews.go.com\/International\/wireStory\/indian-troops-kill-top-rebel-commander-kashmir-fighting-73954272 Saifullah Mir, top commander of a rebel group, was killed in a gunfight in Kashmir. This was a victory for India\u2019s counterinsurgency operations in the region, though it sparked anti-India protests from citizens of Kashmir, combated with police violence. As Kashmir is a sought after region for Pakistan and India with it divided between the two, it is the… Read more »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":178,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4175","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-analysis-post"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/southandcentralasiablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4175","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/southandcentralasiablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/southandcentralasiablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/southandcentralasiablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/178"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/southandcentralasiablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4175"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/southandcentralasiablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4175\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4176,"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/southandcentralasiablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4175\/revisions\/4176"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/southandcentralasiablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4175"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/southandcentralasiablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4175"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/southandcentralasiablog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}