{"id":13837,"date":"2018-12-26T10:01:17","date_gmt":"2018-12-26T04:31:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kashmir.today\/?p=13837"},"modified":"2018-12-26T10:01:17","modified_gmt":"2018-12-26T04:31:17","slug":"us-withdrawal-from-afghan-will-have-implications-in-kashmir-ex-jk-dgp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kashmir.watch\/?p=13837","title":{"rendered":"US withdrawal from Afghan will have implications in Kashmir: Ex JK DGP"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><strong><i>Says militant outfits will feel emboldened, urgent need for \u2018clear-cut roadmap\u2019<\/i><\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><i>Pune: Asserting that India should adopt a \u201cclear-cut roadmap\u201d to tackle the Kashmir issue, former DGP of Jammu &amp; Kashmir K Rajendra Kumar has said the US pulling out troops from Afghanistan will have implications in the Valley and militant outfits may feel emboldened.<\/i><br \/>\n<i>Kumar was delivering the Lalitaditya Memorial Lecture in Pune, organised by Sarhad organisation. During his speech, he also said that there is a need to send a stern message to Pakistan for its support to militancy.<\/i><br \/>\n<i>\u201cA stern message needs to be sent to Pakistan in terms of retaliation. We need to make it more costly for Pakistan because today Pakistan is not feeling the pinch it should feel,\u201d said Kumar.<\/i><br \/>\n<i>He said India should deal strongly with Pakistan as far as training camps and militant launchpads are concerned.<\/i><br \/>\n<i>\u201cNow USA is existing Afghanistan. It has its implications in Kashmir. It is a matter of time that we will be feeling its implications in the Valley. After the US withdrawal, the terrorists organisations would feel pumped up, emboldened,\u201d he said.<\/i><br \/>\n<i>Seeing America\u2019s withdrawal as a \u201csign of victory\u201d, militant outfits can feel that New Delhi can also be defeated, so there is an urgent need for India to adopt a \u201cclear-cut roadmap\u201d to deal with militancy in Kashmir, he asserted.<\/i><br \/>\n<i>The US is planning to withdraw 7,000 troops from Afghanistan. The American troops contribute to training and advising local forces fighting the Taliban and the Islamic State group.<\/i><br \/>\n<i>Underling Pakistan\u2019s active role in spreading militancy in the Valley, the former IPS officer said Pakistan is not only sponsoring militancy but also sending its nationals to Kashmir in the garb of fighting jihad.<\/i><br \/>\n<i>\u201cNo matter which government is in power, Pakistan continues to sponsor terrorism in the Valley,\u201d he said.<\/i><br \/>\n<i>He said militancy in Kashmir started with local militant organisations but now it is tilting towards Islamic extremism.<\/i><br \/>\n<i>\u201cThe Valley has a rich history of Sufism but over the years it has moved towards Wahabism,\u201d he said, adding that efforts should be made to take Kashmir back to Sufism.<\/i><br \/>\n<i>Suggesting measures, he said the state needs stringent laws to deal with anti-national forces, a concrete policy to encourage youths to give up militancy.<\/i><br \/>\n<i>The surrender policy must ensure that youth who give up militancy are gainfully employed and discouraged from returning to the menace, he said. He also called for political outreach and empowerment of the civil society.<\/i><br \/>\n<i>He said social media has played a destructive role in inciting sentiments of the youth. <\/i><strong><i>PTI<\/i><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Says militant outfits will feel emboldened, urgent need for \u2018clear-cut roadmap\u2019 Pune: Asserting that India should adopt a \u201cclear-cut roadmap\u201d to tackle the Kashmir issue, former DGP of Jammu &amp; Kashmir K Rajendra Kumar has said the US pulling out troops from Afghanistan will have implications in the Valley and militant outfits may feel emboldened. 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