The opportunity in Kashmir

The opportunity in Kashmir:  Hurriyat leaders condemns the Amarnath attack

Context

• The new development post the Amarnath attack has been that the separatists of the Hurriyat came out to condemn the killings.
• The Hurriyat leaders have put their names out publicly for their opposition to the attack on the pilgrims to Amarnath to be known.

Difference between the Hurriyat and the Jihadists

• Hurriyat are Indian people; the jihadists are not.
• The Jihadists are outsiders, if not from across the borders. Jihadists pledge no loyalty to Kashmir or India.
• The Hurriyat on the other hand care for Kashmir. They do not want to break up from India.
• The rupture between the jihadists and the Hurriyat needs to be seized upon by the government.