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How India can subdue Pakistan and eliminate Kashmir jihad

Theย scopeย andย diversityย of theย terrorism movement being sposored by Pakistan againstย Indiaย includeย individual,ย social,ย religious,ย technological,ย economic,ย cultural,ย andย politicalย spheres. Mostย crucially,ย itย isย fundamentallyย anย ideologicalย conflictย againstย unbelieversย ratherย thanย aย geopoliticalย one.

Pakistanย isย onlyย anย exampleย ofย anย ideologyย thatย isย predatory,ย dictatorial,ย andย fanaticalย andย thatย aimsย toย imposeย Islamicย fundamentalismย onย everyone. Oneย ofย theย experiment’sย labsย isย inย Kashmir,ย butย thereย areย alreadyย aย numberย ofย additionalย labsย openingย upย inย India,ย includingย Keralaย andย Westย Bengal. Theย methodย ofย operationย mayย varyย slightlyย andย onย theย surfaceย inย otherย theaters,ย butย fundamentallyย itย isย stillย theย same,ย motivatedย byย theย sameย radicalย ideology.

Nowย thatย theย basicย principlesย ofย Pakistan’sย jihadย againstย Indiaย haveย beenย established,ย itย isย criticalย toย considerย aย long-termย solution. Here,ย too,ย itย isย imperativeย toย recognizeย thatย theย issueย hasย almostย reachedย anย irreversibleย levelย asย aย resultย ofย priorย strategicย errors.

Itย isย evidentย inย Kashmir,ย whereย theย generalย populaceย hasย beenย greatlyย andย deeplyย radicalizedย byย Islamย toย theย pointย whereย Alย Qaedaย andย ISISย findย supportersย andย recruitsย there. ISISย wasย ableย toย successfullyย recruitย aroundย 100ย youngย peopleย inย Kerala. Thereย appearsย toย beย aย slightย chanceย ofย violentย civilย unrestย betweenย Muslimsย andย Hindusย inย Bengal. Therefore,ย comingย upย withย andย puttingย intoย practiceย solutionsย willย beย extremelyย difficult.

Sinceย analyzingย andย outliningย aย planย forย Pakistan’sย comprehensiveย Jihadย isย tooย involvedย forย oneย article,ย let’sย concentrateย onย Kashmir-specificย answersย inย thisย one.

Anti-infiltration grid in Jammu and Kashmir

Closingย theย gapsย inย infiltrationย mustย beย theย mainย priority. Theย specificย causeย ofย ourย anti-infiltrationย systems’ย failureย needsย toย beย lookedย intoย byย theย securityย services. Thisย problemย requiresย aย thorough,ย comprehensiveย studyย asย wellย asย correction.

Itย isย imperativeย toย promptlyย attendย toย anyย requestsย pertainingย toย sophisticatedย andย high-techย equipment,ย asย wellย asย anyย concernsย regardingย borderย securityย andย informationย gathering.

Terrorists areย enteringย theย country from Pakistan throughย theย Jammuย andย Punjabย regions, whereย theyย haveย establishedย aย strongย OGWย network. Terroristsย fromย abroadย haveย beenย observedย inย multipleย borderย districtsย ofย Punjab.

Withoutย aย doubt,ย Pakistanย isย facilitatingย theย infiltrationย andย activitiesย ofย itsย Jihadistย groupsย byย utilizingย theย Khalistaniย components. Inย addition,ย addictionย andย drugย smugglingย areย turningย outย toย beย Punjab’sย biggestย enemies. Narcoticsย smugglingย isย aย tacticย usedย byย terroristsย supportedย byย Pakistanย toย raiseย moneyย forย theirย operations,ย recruitย OGWs,ย setย upย shelters,ย andย manageย logistics.

Theย Gujjarย tribalย peopleย inย theย Jammuย region,ย especiallyย theย Doda-Pooch-Rajauriย area,ย areย alienatedย andย beingย brainwashedย withย separatistย ideologyย byย radicals. Inย orderย toย helpย theย Gujjarย community,ย weย mustย addressย theย realย problems.

Reviving HUMINT network

Itย isย imperativeย thatย theย J&Kย specialย forcesย revitalize,ย fortify,ย andย enhanceย theirย humanย intelligenceย networkย (HUMINT). Evenย theย mostย sophisticatedย technologiesย cannotย fullyย replaceย HUMINTย inย theย fieldย ofย intelligence.

Itย canย alwaysย beย enhancedย byย technicalย intelligenceย (TECHINT),ย butย itย cannotย takeย itsย place. Basedย onย conventionalย tacticsย likeย infiltratingย andย exfiltratingย terroristย organizationsย andย theย networksย thatย supportย themย inย Pakistan,ย HUMINTย canย helpย usย gainย aย deeperย understandingย ofย Pakistan’sย intentions,ย makeย strategicย predictionsย aboutย potentialย securityย threats,ย andย developย effectiveย countermeasures.

Thisย necessitatesย significantย adjustmentsย toย intelligenceย andย police. Stateย ofย Kashmirย isย complicated. Itย isย inevitableย thatย youngย IPSย officersย fromย differentย cadresย willย notย succeedย ifย appointedย asย districtย policeย commandersย withoutย adequateย exposureย andย experience.

Policeย headsย inย theย districtsย mayย beย appointedย fromย amongย policeย officersย withย extensiveย trainingย andย expertiseย inย counterterrorism. Additionally,ย theyย canย beย J&Kย policeย cadre. Thereย areย veteransย ofย theย lateย 1990sย andย earlyย 2000sย militancyย whoย workย inย theย J&Kย stateย policeย cadre.

Theyย possessย extensiveย knowledgeย ofย developingย andย establishingย HUMINTย networksย duringย theย timeย whenย Indiaย lackedย sophisticatedย TECHINTย capabilities. Additionally,ย theย specialย forcesย canย improveย collaborationย inย operationalย affairsย betweenย differentย intelligenceย agenciesย and the security forces.

Social outreach

Outreachย toย theย communityย needsย toย beย prioritized. Commonย peopleย fromย differentย communitiesย andย regionsย feelย alienatedย inย theย currentย scenarioย forย aย varietyย ofย reasons,ย includingย aย lackย ofย politicalย representation,ย bureaucraticย haughtiness,ย administrativeย delaysย inย work,ย corruption,ย ineffectiveย grievanceย redressalย procedures,ย etc. Havingย deepย tiesย toย theย communityย canย beย beneficialย forย obtainingย first-handย knowledge.

Elimination of Pakistan-funded Islamic terrorist network

Itย isย necessaryย toย destabilizeย radicalย Islamist,ย separatist,ย andย extremistย groups,ย individuals,ย andย clerics. Theย organizationsย pushingย theย jihadistย agenda,ย includingย asย Jamaat-e-Islami,ย extremistย Deobandiย clerics,ย preachersย ofย Tablighiย Jamaat,ย andย Maulvis,ย mustย beย recognizedย andย stronglyย targeted.

 

Rejuvenating Villageย Defenceย Committees

The Villageย Defenceย Committeesย (VDCs)ย mustย beย reinforcedย andย givenย newย life. Theย VDCs,ย whichย wereย vitalย inย theย 1990sย butย wentย intoย nearย malfunctionย inย theย yearsย thatย theย Jammuย regionย layย inert. Theyย mustย beย resurrected,ย andย theirย membersย mustย getย cutting-edgeย instructionย andย armaments.

Theyย alsoย needย toย beย ableย toย followย terrorย groups’ย onlineย activitiesย onย socialย media,ย asย thisย mightย beย usefulย inย locatingย theย signaturesย leftย byย extremistย organizations.

Destroying local support network

Itย isย necessaryย toย takeย downย terroristย organizations’ย localย supportย networks. Itย isย imperativeย toย identifyย andย neutralizeย theย individualsย andย organizationsย thatย enableย theirย activities. Itย isย theย state’sย responsibilityย toย ensureย thatย suspectedย terroristsย suchย asย Engineerย Rashidย areย notย givenย theย chanceย toย runย forย office.

Reward and punishment

Patriotism and nationalism need to be incentivised. The government should make it clear that welfare and economic growth are for people who shun and abhor terrorism. For extremists and separatists and their sympathisers, the toughest action, including neutralisation, is the only option.

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Diplomatic pressure on Pakistan

Indiaย needsย toย exertย strongย diplomaticย pressureย onย Pakistanย onย aย globalย scaleย byย usingย publicย diplomacyย andย multilateralย platforms. Itย isย imperativeย thatย Pakistan’sย abettingย ofย terrorismย beย brutallyย exposedย inย bothย scholarlyย andย domesticย mediaย circles.

Tough action against Pakistan

Itย isย nowย imperativeย toย acknowledgeย thatย attemptsย toย addressย Pakistan’sย behaviorย throughย internalย securityย andย diplomacyย haveย beenย unsuccessful. Asย previouslyย said,ย noneย ofย ourย peaceย offersย haveย evenย touchedย Pakistan’sย conscience,ย ifย any. Asย aย result,ย theย militaryย isย currentlyย theย onlyย viableย alternativeย thatย hasย provenย successfulย inย theย past. Followingย Pakistan’sย militaryย defeatsย inย 1948,ย 1965,ย andย 1971,ย Islamabadย didย behaveย likeย aย “goodย boy”ย forย aย while.

Uri-Balakotย andย theย humiliationย ofย Kargilย keptย Pakistanย inย line,ย atย leastย temporarily. Indiaย mustย thusย strikeย backย andย counterattackย inย aย wayย thatย makesย Pakistanย realizeย howย muchย itย willย costย toย injureย ourย men.

Indiaย canย potentiallyย makeย useย ofย itsย upper-riparianย stateย statusย asย leverage. Forย once,ย Delhiย needsย toย getย overย itsย excessivelyย moralisticย attitudeย andย utilizeย waterย toย compelย Pakistanย toย giveย up. Indiaย canย alsoย sincerelyย tryย toย significantlyย worsenย Pakistan’sย economicย problems.

Secondly,ย Indiaย needsย toย tightenย itsย beltย inย Pakistan-Occupiedย Kashmir,ย Af-Pak-Durand,ย Sind,ย andย Balochistan. Thisย needsย toย beย sustainedย andย consistentย withย clearย goals. Theย goalย oughtย toย beย toย deeplyย entangleย Pakistanย inย itsย domesticย problemsย toย theย pointย whenย itย lacksย theย motivationย orย desireย forย outsideย undertakings. Otherย optionsย includeย clandestineย operations,ย extensiveย surgicalย attacksย inย Pakistan,ย and,ย ifย necessary,ย aย quickย war.

Pakistanย isย unableย toย fightย aย warย forย moreย thanย tenย days,ย whileย Indiaย isย betterย inย conventionalย warfare. Indiaย needsย toย takeย advantageย ofย thisย vulnerability. Pakistanย shouldย bearย theย heavyย costย ofย terrorism. Islamabadย needsย toย acknowledgeย thatย suchย costsย areย beyondย itsย means,ย andย thatย itย mayย haveย toย takeย harsh,ย violent,ย andย forcefulย militaryย actionย against

 

 

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