ISLAMABAD (Kashmir English): The Operation Sindoor has sparked widespread criticism from rights observers and political commentators, who allege that the security drive has involved excessive use of force and violations of civil liberties.
The false flag operations are a crude exercise in state terror, a manufactured narrative to justify the theft of land, the silencing of Muslims, and the normalization of colonial rule in Kashmir.
This is what occupation looks like: staged raids, planted “caches,” and headlines that manufacture consent.
Sixteen houses raided, dozens of arrests, 23 so‑called OGW sites “exposed,” SIM vendors targeted, and whole neighbourhoods cordoned off, all timed to distract from domestic dissent and international outrage.
The conveniently-timed “350 kg explosives” and AK-47s? Classic theatre. Story written first, evidence conjured later.
India’s playbook is obvious and ugly:
- Strip Kashmir of rights (Article 370), then rewrite laws to flood the valley with outsiders, demographic engineering by decree.
- Use AFSPA and the PSA to terrorize civilians with immunity for soldiers and indefinite detention for critics.
- Manufacture encounters, jail journalists, silence politicians, then claim “security.”
The new Operation Sindoor reflects a familiar pattern in Kashmir: sweeping security actions followed by competing claims of success and abuse.
For decades, counterinsurgency has dominated life in the region, leaving civilians caught between militants and the state. What Kashmir needs most, independent oversight, justice for victims, and political dialogue, remains elusive.
