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India sparks global criticism after hosting G20 in occupied Kashmir

By Maira Mirza 25/05/2023 4 Min Read
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India sparks global criticism after hosting G20 in occupied Kashmir
Occupying Indian troops dismount their vehicle in Kashmir, 10 October 2018. Editorial credit: Raj Bhaskar / shutterstock.com

The Indian government is under stern criticism from Kashmiri activists for its baffling attempt to show “peace and prosperity” in highly militarised and securitised occupied Kashmir. The 22nd of May marked the first of a three-day meeting between 60 delegates from G20 countries, hosted by India’s Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. This meeting has invited condemnation from some of the international community, including Saudi Arabia and China who have boycotted the event. [1]

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Kashmir is the new GuantanamoAnalysisPressure the British government into actionAlso read

Hypocritically, China criticised India for hosting the event in “disputed territory”, despite their current violent occupation of East Turkestan, where over a million people are in state-sanctioned concentration camps. Alongside them were Saudi Arabia who continue to show their allyship with China. [1]

Kashmir is the new Guantanamo

Former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Mehbooba Mufti, starkly compared Kashmir to Guantanamo Bay, and warned,

“If you visit Kashmir today, you will see that the place which was converted to an open-air prison (following the abrogation of Article 370) has been converted into Guantanamo … Even houses have been taken over. Homes have been taken over. There is three-, four-, five-tier security … Everything at home is being turned upside down.” [2]

Mufti also accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of hijacking the event by emphasising the party as opposed to the country. [2]

Analysis

Hosting the event in occupied Kashmir was a distasteful attempt at promoting “tourism” in the area, particularly given the Indian government’s crackdown in the region since 2019.

In August 2019, the BJP-led Indian government abrogated Article 370 of the constitution, which was a special clause that protected Kashmir’s semi-autonomous status. [3] This move is believed to have been lobbied for by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) – the right-wing Hindu nationalist group – for years before it was finally implemented by the BJP.

Author and expert analyst of the alliance between India and the Zionist state of ‘Israel’, Azad Essa, compared India’s neo-colonial move in Kashmir to the apartheid state’s occupation of Palestine:

“Revoking Article 370 paves the way for a full settler-colonial project in Kashmir, much like Jewish settlements in the West Bank.” [3]

Pressure the British government into action

The removal of Article 370 was followed by a military crackdown on Kashmir’s media and civil society; this resulted in arbitrary arrests, torture, and extra-judicial killings. [4]

How should the British government be responding to an event which is taking place in a region where human rights abuses have been widespread for decades?

Is it not time for them to sanction the BJP, a political party that has authorised and promoted the persecution of Muslims and other minorities in India?

Also read

  • Indian government selling off Kashmir in Hindu ‘land grab’
  • Indian Army captain ‘planted weapons’ on deceased Kashmiri civilians
  • Indian government officials face investigation for war crimes in Kashmir
  • Heightened tensions in Kashmir amid torture fears for Muslim activist held on spurious terror charges

Source: Islam21c

Notes

[1] https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/may/22/china-saudi-arabia-boycott-g20-meeting-india-kashmir

[2] https://thekashmiriyat.co.uk/kashmir-converted-into-guntanamo-for-g20-event-says-mehbooba-mufti/

[3] https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/indias-annexation-kashmir-straight-out-israeli-playbook

[4] https://www.middleeasteye.net/opinion/india-kashmir-settler-colonial-policy-bulldozers-carrying-out

TAGGED: BJP, INDIA, KASHMIR, MODI, OCCUPATION, RSS
Maira Mirza 25/05/2023 25/05/2023
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By Maira Mirza
Maira is the Research and Communications Officer at Human Aid & Advocacy. She previously worked as the Campaigns Co-ordinator and Editor at Islam21c. And before this, she achieved an undergraduate and post-graduate degree in Psychology from UCL. Maira has been active in advocating on behalf of persecuted and oppressed communities through her voluntary work at Lighthouse Advocacy, as well as co-ordinating the Stand4Uyghurs campaign, wherein she supported in mobilising the community to defend Uyghur Muslims who are being persecuted by the Chinese Communist Party. She aspires to be a researcher, analysing the state of Muslims being persecuted or oppressed across the globe for their faith.
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