From the Community | The Pahalgam crisis and after

From the Community | The Pahalgam crisis and after

Pakistan’s claim to Kashmir is irredentist. Its leaders believe that Pakistan is “incomplete” without the absorption of a Muslim-majority region that is adjacent to it. India’s initial claim to Kashmir was based on its commitment to secularism: namely that a Muslim-majority region could thrive within a predominantly Hindu but secular polity. Indian secularism today, owing to the rise of Hindu nationalism, is moth-eaten. Consequently, today its c…