On the Fringes of India's Political and Moral Consciousness by Ayesha Pervez for Warscapes
On the Fringes of India's Political and Moral Consciousness by Ayesha Pervez for Warscapes “Tales of repression and subjugation are ubiquitous in the military-ruled northernmost borderland of India, the state of Jammu and Kashmir. The Indian government appositely refers to it as “disturbed.” How else would anyone define a territory where the population’s collective memory wails of military and police excesses, where, invariably, every household has a painful story to share? "In the discourse of violence in Kashmir, the word ‘justice’ becomes almost effaced, noticeably but uncontestedly. I asked a rape survivor in Kashmir if she wanted her rapist, an army major, punished. Silence followed. I asked again if she desired justice. She responded, ‘What justice? What is this thing called justice?’ After a pause, she added, 'And who will give it?’” … -- source link
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