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Cross border
‘terrorism’ (cbt) has been the single most agenda screamed by the GOI day in and
day out at home and abroad. Especially after September 11, the NDA government
has increased its decibel levels when it joined the "International Coalition
against terrorism". For the Kashmiri people, who are fighting a bloody war
against India, cross border ‘terrorism’ has no meaning. Borders are drawn on the
Kashmiri people’s right to self-determination by India as well as Pakistan.
State terrorism has reached such heights, that the GOI speaking of terrorism is
like devils chanting vedas!
The US war on
Afghanistan was a blessing for India to push its anti ‘cbt’ game to greater
heights. Large numbers of troops were employed and a confrontation like
situation emerged. But for the pressure of the US, which needed Pakistan at that
crucial juncture, things would have deteriorated.
During the US war on
Iraq, clandestine talks, phone conversations, behind the curtain meetings were
going on between India and the US at the political and military levels.
High-level joint army, navy and Airforce exercises have been underway or are on
the anvil. The US is willing to sympathise with the GOI for its inability to
extend open support to its aggression on Iraq. At the same time the Sangh
Parivar, as well as Defence higher-ups, were in a frenzy for pre-emptive-attacks
on Pakistan, following the footsteps of the ‘International Loh Purush’.
The US may dump
Musharaff at some time, but is not ready to dump Pakistan as a whole as it still
needs it, especially, in ‘stabilising’ Afghanistan. At US behest the war cries
of "pre-emptive strikes" have come down and now there is much talk of
cooperation.
After Iraq’s
occupation, the US has time to ‘dwell’ on Indo-Pak tensions. Despite the NDA’s
repeated rhetoric that Indian does not need third party (i.e. US) intervention;
it is the US and US alone that is intervening between Indian and Pakistan and
has put the agenda of ‘talks’ before them. Both bowed to US pressure and now
another phase of the talks process has started.
The BJP needs a war
frenzy, anti-Pak bashing, anti-cbt hysteria, etc, to churn out votes. The Kargil
war was utilised to encash votes. In view of the coming elections in some states
India’s tough stand on cbt could be helpful. Also India wants to impress upon
the US that cbt is continuing despite Musharraf’s assurances.
That was why the
Indian Army did the hoax of Operation Sarp Vinash.
Truth behind the propaganda blitz
Operation Sarp-Vinash
(OSV) was described as one of the most high profile counter terrorist operations
in the history of the Indian Army – the Army claimed that it busted a big area,
which has been used as one of the ‘mobile training camps’ by the ‘foreign
terrorists’. The number of terrorists, described, was quite fluid. The Indian
Army spokesperson claimed that they had been doing this operation clandestinely
since January 2003. They had built up helipods, Kacha roads, what not!
The nature of the
operation, if one believes them, was a stupendous one:"Indian Army’s Northern
command has conducted a complex terrorist camp-busting called Sarp Vinash with
remarkable skill and precession, easily one of the land marks…". It was a
division-size operation involving 7 battalion and two brigade headquarters,
spear-headed by 9 para special forces, six other units of the 163 infantry
brigade.
What was the booty?
"60 catches and
hideouts were busted. 20 AK 47 rifles, 5 Pika guns, 2 snifer-rifle,
communication equipment including satphone, rations worth of 7000 tonnes.
Overall 60 terrorists have been killed." To get widest coverage, the media
was flown there, to be fed the concocted stories. Not a single media reporter,
except the FRONTLINE correspondent went and verified the truth. Some of the
correspondents wrote as if they were on the scene.
The massive hoax was
busted by Pravin Swami of the Frontline by making an indepth investigation.
Pravin Swami who writes regularly on Kashmir, and has no iota of inclination
towards the Kashmiri people’s struggle, exposed the colossal fraud presented by
Indian Army officials.
It was always the
case of the GOI that all training camps were supposed to be situated on the
Pakistan side. This is the first time that the Indian Army found a ‘mobile
training camp’ on the Indian side. When Indian Army filed an FIR (on the number
of killed) to the JK police – as is mandatory – the number of killed from April
22nd (when the operation started) till June 7th was 46. Then how come the number
was given as 60?
Regarding the capture
of weapons, the Army claimed the total number to be only 33. How could 60
‘terrorists’ be chased and killed with helicopter gunships, and yet could not
take the deceased one’s weapons? To impress upon the public that it was a big
‘mobile terrorist camp’ the Army claimed that they seized 7000 tonnes of
rations! But the Army showed only 355 kg of rations! The story is full of
loopholes! The Indian Army wants to create this fake war with a conscious plan.
That was why the local gujjar population was not allowed since April to these
hills, who traditionally take goats there for grazing. The Indian Army did not
want to have any witnesses to its war, which was hyped up in a big way..
Operation Sarp Vinash
may be a big fraud. But more than 5 lakh army and para-military personnel are
fighting a real war with Kashmir’s teeming millions to crush their genuine fight
to self-determination. Tyrants may have the day now, but the future belongs to
the people. |
