The Lie of Glorified Resistance: Unpacking the Business of Violence in Kashmir.
For 3 decades, the word “resistance” masked a darker truth, Young lives were sacrificed not for justice, but for agendas.
It’s time to break the myth — and expose the machinery that kept it alive.👇
For 3 decades, the word “resistance” masked a darker truth, Young lives were sacrificed not for justice, but for agendas.
It’s time to break the myth — and expose the machinery that kept it alive.👇
Violence in Kashmir didn’t emerge organically.
It was shaped, funded, and incentivised — with youth as the target.
What was sold as “struggle” became a pipeline of conflict, control, and collapse. (1/9)
It was shaped, funded, and incentivised — with youth as the target.
What was sold as “struggle” became a pipeline of conflict, control, and collapse. (1/9)
Radicalisation Disguised as Identity Politics
Preachers, recruiters, and some local actors manipulated emotion.
Terms like "self-determination" were weaponised to radicalise minds, Youth were encouraged to reject modern education & democratic means
Result: More disruption. 2/9
Preachers, recruiters, and some local actors manipulated emotion.
Terms like "self-determination" were weaponised to radicalise minds, Youth were encouraged to reject modern education & democratic means
Result: More disruption. 2/9
A Financial Ecosystem Around Conflict
Protests and stone-pelting events were backed by organised funding (NIA, 2018)
Several NGOs under scanner for foreign fund misuse
Extremism was never about ideology alone — it became an economy of unrest. 3/9
Protests and stone-pelting events were backed by organised funding (NIA, 2018)
Several NGOs under scanner for foreign fund misuse
Extremism was never about ideology alone — it became an economy of unrest. 3/9
Why Only a Few Benefited
Key figures in separatist circles accessed elite networks, medical care, and government schemes
Meanwhile, those influenced by their messaging were left without support.
This wasn’t resistance. It was a hierarchy, and the poor stayed at the bottom. 4/9
Key figures in separatist circles accessed elite networks, medical care, and government schemes
Meanwhile, those influenced by their messaging were left without support.
This wasn’t resistance. It was a hierarchy, and the poor stayed at the bottom. 4/9
Online Radicalisation: The New Front
Certain diaspora-linked handles amplified curated victim narratives
Emotional content often stripped of context was widely circulated
Modern tools were used to reinforce old agendas
This isn't information. It’s an engineered opinion. 5/9
Certain diaspora-linked handles amplified curated victim narratives
Emotional content often stripped of context was widely circulated
Modern tools were used to reinforce old agendas
This isn't information. It’s an engineered opinion. 5/9
But Change Is Happening — Silently, Steadily
Increase in Kashmir youth clearing UPSC, JEE, NEET
Over 11,000 scholarships offered to J&K students under PMSSS
300+ startups have registered since 2019
Progress is quietly replacing protest. 6/9
Increase in Kashmir youth clearing UPSC, JEE, NEET
Over 11,000 scholarships offered to J&K students under PMSSS
300+ startups have registered since 2019
Progress is quietly replacing protest. 6/9
What Separatism Never Delivered
No schools, no jobs, no peace
Only loss: of time, life, learning, trust
Its promise was political — but its reality was personal trauma for thousands. 7/9
No schools, no jobs, no peace
Only loss: of time, life, learning, trust
Its promise was political — but its reality was personal trauma for thousands. 7/9
The New Kashmir Story Must Be Grounded in Reality
Rejecting violence is not surrender — it's resistance to chaos.
Peace is not passivity — it's protection of dignity, dreams, and dialogue. 8/9
Rejecting violence is not surrender — it's resistance to chaos.
Peace is not passivity — it's protection of dignity, dreams, and dialogue. 8/9
Conclusion
If the past 30 years taught us anything — it’s this:
Violence benefits only a few.
Peace empowers many.
The youth of Kashmir deserve a future free from slogans and fear — and filled with skill, scholarship, and strength. 9/9
If the past 30 years taught us anything — it’s this:
Violence benefits only a few.
Peace empowers many.
The youth of Kashmir deserve a future free from slogans and fear — and filled with skill, scholarship, and strength. 9/9
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