India annexed Kashmir with world silence while Russia’s invasion drew condemnation
Evidence
The contradictions are not exclusive to the Middle East. In a display of stunning militarism, Indian forces marched into Kashmir two years ago and annexed the disputed territory. Driven by an imperial mandate fueled by Hindu supremacy, Narendra Modi stewarded the legal revocation of Kashmir’s longstanding autonomy, then proceeded to claim it by force. Kashmiri state leaders were jailed en masse, journalists and dissidents arrested, and men, women, and youth taking up arms to protect already precarious aspirations of self-determination were wholly branded “terrorists.” Like its Russian counterpart, Indian imperialism swept into Kashmir with the arrogance and impunity of its leader, Modi. But unlike Russia and Putin, the world stood still and silent as India and Modi annexed Kashmir with brute military power. — Khaled A. Beydoun, The New Crusades_ Islamophobia and the…, 1188
Indian forces marched into Kashmir two years ago and annexed the disputed territory. Driven by an imperial mandate fueled by Hindu supremacy, Narendra Modi stewarded the legal revocation of Kashmir’s longstanding autonomy, then proceeded to claim it by force. Kashmiri state leaders were jailed en masse, journalists and dissidents arrested, and men, women, and youth taking up arms to protect already precarious aspirations of self-determination were wholly branded “terrorists.” Like its Russian counterpart, Indian imperialism swept into Kashmir with the arrogance and impunity of its leader, Modi. But unlike Russia and Putin, the world stood still and silent as India and Modi annexed Kashmir with brute military power. — Khaled A. Beydoun, The New Crusades_ Islamophobia and the…, 1188
Categorization
- XREF: Modi’s Kashmir annexation parallels the global-alignment dynamics the reader tracks across Iftikhar and this book. — connects to: India annexed Kashmir in August 2019 via a reorganization act — Khaled A. Beydoun, The New Crusades_ Islamophobia and the…, 504; Modi exported Indian Islamophobia into Kashmir to justify annexation — Khaled A. Beydoun, The New Crusades_ Islamophobia and the…, 508; India functionally annexed Kashmir in October 2019 — Khaled A. Beydoun, The New Crusades_ Islamophobia and the…, 491
- QUESTION: The detail of mass jailing of Kashmiri leaders and journalists is worth verifying and dating precisely for possible citation.
- corroborated: 4 independent passages support this claim — Khaled A. Beydoun, The New Crusades_ Islamophobia and the…, 1188
Broader Connections
- India annexed Kashmir in August 2019 via a reorganization act
#expands(0.80) — Khaled A. Beydoun, The New Crusades_ Islamophobia and the…, 504 - India functionally annexed Kashmir in October 2019
#corroborates(0.80) — Khaled A. Beydoun, The New Crusades_ Islamophobia and the…, 491 - Modi exported Indian Islamophobia into Kashmir to justify annexation
#qualifies(0.40) — Khaled A. Beydoun, The New Crusades_ Islamophobia and the…, 508