Re: India ‘financed problems’ for Pakistan via Afghanistan: Chuck Hagel
no, i’m saying it helps india in the short term by taking off or shutting down of resources and "assetts: that were previously used to target india/indian administered kashmir. that is basically it.
i am all for strong trade ties, there are huge costs to missed opportunities every single day. and it comes with the added bonus of entwined mutual interests.
as for human rights violations in kashmir, it is a tricky subject. secularism is sacred to my generation of “liberal” indians as much as islam is to pakistanis. so those that stand up against the state for religious state ideas aren’t exactly seen in a favorable light by the left-leaning liberals. but things are changing, there is some increase in the amount of media coverage these violations get. but again, nothing significant.