I could not agree more what this article refers to.  It has been a well known fact that the petro dollars flowing from a few suni Muslim countries to the fundamentalists is the cause of all the worldwide terrorist problem.  Saudi Arabia being the main source of spreading a very distorted version of Islam -Wahhabism- had a free hand so far to bring chaos in the world.  Unfortunately, due to economic personal greed on the part of many western civilized leaders, no action to counter Wahhabism has been taken.  We all know, that Muslim madrassas teach their kids that all non-Muslims are kafir and worthy to be punished which in short means that Islam has declared war on all non-Muslims.  Under this known scenario, one wonders what stops the western nations to take any severe action to challenge their way of life which is full of malevolent ideology towards rest of the world.  I think the world has suffered enough and time has come that the western nations get hold of oil wells in the middle east and make these sheikhs nomads again.

China's move and extensive deployment of naval and civilian forces presence at the Gwadar port is a further indication leading one to conclude its real intention and that is to encircle India from all sides.  It is true that China has invested lot of money to develop Gwadar port to cut cost of its cargo movement from one corner to another, but that is not the only reason China got involved in that project.  The real intention relates to its strategic military objective to bring its naval and military forces as closer as possible to the Indian territory.  I am not sure how much Pakistan will benefit from this project as far their economy is concerned, but the presence of Chinese forces in Pakistan definitely provides a sigh of relief to Pakistan in the event their is a military movement in the Indian army and naval forces towards Pakistan.  To counter this move of China, it has become more imperative for the Indian government to help the Balochs to fight for their rights and push the Pakistani and Chinese forces out of Gwadar.

I agree with most of the narrative on the Kashmir problem mentioned in this write-up.  However, I feel that in order to preserve peace in that part of India and bring prosperity, it is very important to abrogate an Article 370 from the Constitution.  The removal of this Article will help bring investment in the private sector from other regions of India which in turn help enhance an employment situation.  Once people find suitable jobs that will keep them engrossed in earning their livelihood and less time for demonstration in the street and destruction of public property.  As they say, idle mind is a devil's mind.  This can be done only by evincing full sincerity on a bi-partisan basis on the part of local, state and the central government to bring real peace in the region. Even though all politicians say that a solution to the Kashmir problem can be found only with an exchange of dialogues, but no one has so far come out with the real solution as to what those dialogues should comprise.  I personally feel that an abrogation of an Article 370 and bringing investment from other parts of India will make this region flourish again.

Dreaming is good.  But one has to understand that dreams most of the time do not become reality.  What CM of J & K is saying in her statement is something which can be seen as a mission accomplished in dreams.  India has been trying to see exactly what Ms. Mehbooba is saying, but all in vain.  It needs two hands to clap.  Pakistani government's hands have been tied behind its back.  Hence, one will not hear the clapping till their hands are set free to act to accomplish this objective.  Instead I think Ms. Mehbooba should do everything she can to muzzle the separatists in her state, block their funding from across the border, monitor and control their activities.

Abansal, you are forgetting that it is the Muslim men in power who with the support of Mullah's distorted interpretation of the Quran suppress Muslim women and treat them like a third class citizens especially in the Muslim countries. India is the only country which has the most tolerant power in the world. Can you drive alone, walk alone, walk with a stranger, can you vote in Muslim countries like Saudi Arabia, Qatar etc.? You cann't. You should be thankful that the Indian government has taken an initiative to ally the suffering of Muslim women. Women on their own, as you emphasized, cann't overcome this hurdle. They need legal/official support, and not the support of Muslim Personal Law which speaks against a common interest of women. Instead of rebuking men in general, you should be thankful to them that at least their is a motion in progress to help a female Muslim community.

Mr. Owaissi is not a friend of Muslim Women's cause as far as Muslim Personal Law is concerned.  He is just like other politicians who just talk with no action benefiting the community.  Under Muslim Personal Law, women have been strapped, they feel helpless without any recourse of relief.  People like Owaissi ought to work with the local and governmental authorities to allay the fear of Muslim female community by introducing reforms in the system.  There is too much interference by the Mullahs in the lives of female community which keep the latter in the back burner in the society.  They need to be educated to the extent of their ability and capability.  Since Owaissi brothers are fighting against the interest of female Muslim community, I think it is the right moment that these women should not forget the ultimate interest of the Owaissi brother which is to suppress the women in the community to keep their voting bank alive.  I think Muslim women should wake up and divulge their anger at the voting booth in the next election and throw these brothers out of politics for ever.

The attack at Uri post is shameful and alarming because in spite of the fact that the management there had prior notification for the impending attack even then no precaution or preventive measures were taken resulting in the death of 17 military personnel with lot of others being injured.  I am not sure if Indian government is thinking of a direct military attack on Pakistan which might eventually lead to a full scale war.  However, what Indian government is doing is right by isolating Pakistan diplomatically, economically and socially in that region. In addition, since we know that CPEC project is going to be something the whole nation of Pakistan believes to rely on for its welfare and economic prosperity, and it is being guarded by may be 10,000 military personnel, the Indian government should work with the Balochs in forming a special unit to disrupt that operation.  This is for couple of reasons; one being that the route from CPEC to China goes through the POK and Gilgit area which are part of India, and this passage ought not to be violated without the permission of an Indian government.  Secondly, this will be a counter measure to teach Pakistan a lesson of what they have been doing with their proxies from Pakistan.  Short of a full scale war, this will serve Indian purpose without lifting a gun.