I agree with the writer of this article about the misuse of an Article 370 in the Indian Constitution.  Indian Muslims going to Pakistan to get brainwashed under the leadership of non-state actors in Pakistan and getting married with the Muslim ladies in Pakistan and entering into India with their wives is not the only problem, the major problem is that this particular Article is a big stumbling block in the economic development of J & K in addition to the safety and peaceful environment there.  By removing this Article from the Indian Constitution will enable the Indian government to bring more investment in the manufacturing sector from out of state investors along with foreign investment which eventually will create tremendous amount of jobs and bring prosperity to the locals. Right now, most of the youth are unemployed and they have all the times in their hands to get involved into all sorts of anti-India social elements.  Unemployment is too high among the youths.  Creation of more jobs will keep them occupied and also they will become productive citizens and contributor to the local economy - to the GDP and to the state revenue.  Unfortunately, the reluctance on the part of PDP leaders leads me to infer that they are not interested in the development of J & K and their philosophy is of a typical Muslim leader's philosophy which is to keep the youths uneducated and unemployed and thus keep exploiting them.  If my inference is on the right track, then the burden is on the central government to may be withdraw its support and have another election.  To maintain peace in the J & K state, it is imperative to increase employment among the youths and deal with the separatists with high handedness.

Mr. Geelani has applied for an Indian passport to visit Jeddah or to meet with his supporters from Pakistan is a separate topic to discuss.  However, what is important here is to address the question of personal rights of an Indian citizen to acquire an Indian passport.  Though it is true for any Indian citizen to exercise his basic rights to get an Indian passport; it is also true that the ultimate power to issue this document rests with the Central government.  Unless the Central government is satisfied with the overall completion of necessary documents and the purpose of his visit overseas, the Central has the right to reject his application.  There are no two ways about it.   Also, this writer is apprehensive about the response from the PDP leadership.  Their open support for Mr. Geelani's application raises an eye brow and forces one to probe more into the ultimate intention of their commitment for the betterment of people in J & K.  Is PDP really concerned to uplift the lives of locals or do they still have some hidden agenda which could be easily interpreted as pro-Pakistani?  BJP while trying to resettle the Kashmiri pandits in J & K, it ought to be very sensitive to PDP's perceived Pro-Pakistani attitude.  This is not the time to let anyone play that card at the cost of national security.  Mr. Geelani and all other separatists ought to be treated as 'traitors' unless they change their ideology and evince their allegiance to India.

It appears that raising Pak flag at rallies in Kashmir has become a norm. The separatists do it without any hitch and fear of local and/or central law. Is this acceptable to the local and central governments? If so, it is a shame to allow these separatists to move forward with impunity to get involved in these anti-Indian activities. In fact, this writer brands these performers as 'traitors' and ought to be punished under appropriate laws of the Indian constitution. Just arresting these separatists and putting them in posh jails does not serve any objective. They should be awarded long term jail terms without parole. IS ANYONE LISTENING?

Who is Mr. Geelani?  What is his purpose of staying in Kashmir and allowing an unfurling of Pakistani flag in the Indian territory?  Since he is not holding any wage earning position in any of the offices, who is paying for his lavish living style? As far as this writer knows, Mr. Geelani is a stooge of Pakistan and living a luxurious life on the mercy of handouts from across the border.  Hence, he is obligated to represent Pakistan's interest only to stay alive with the life style he has been used to.  Whether he represents India or Pakistan's interest, it is his personal choice.  However, he ought not to be given a choice to stay in the Indian territory while showing outright support for Pakistan - unfurling Pakistani flag and supporting overt activities of separatism.  I feel it is a treason and this person should be taken into custody without wasting too much time, and let him face a legal music.  The Central government is trying to improvise the situation in the Kashmir area, and these type of activities of separatism are foiling the main objective of resettling the Kashmiri Pandits.  Who is Mr. Geelani to say where Kashmiri Pandits should settle?  This decision lies with the local and central government and not  with an individual who has no authority and allegiance to India.  It is about time that the local and central government become proactive and put  all these guys behind bars who are propagating a sense of separatism.

As we all know, the temples in India have tonnes of gold and other ornaments donated by the Indians and currently it is just sitting in their vaults and/or basements.  By hoarding these assets, temples are not making use of these valuables.  I think it is a very good idea to deposit these valuables with the Indian government and open their accounts with the central bank equivalent to the market value of these assets.  These accounts will generate a periodical interest, and with that cash, the trustees of a respective temple can decide how to best manage the temple by creating more modern facilities for the devotees and refurbishing the temples.  Also, this additional gold and ornaments in the exchequer will help the Indian government to bargain with the foreign governments from the position of economic strength and keep these valuables in a safe custody.  It is a win-win situation.

I think the proposal to make arrangements for the Kashmiri Pandits to go back and settle in Kashmir is the right one.  It is a shame that when the Kashmiri Pandits were let go by the previous administration due to the pressure from the Muslims including the separatist leaders.  The then administration was found to be so vulnerable of this pressure that they changed the names of many streets of Kashmir and also could not save the Hindu temples from ruins.  Anyhow, they paid the price of their failure during the past election.  Now the question is not if the Kashmiri Muslims will allow the Kashmiri Pandits to come back, rather the question ought to be what the local and central government can do to expedite their returns to the land they lived on for so long.  The present Mufti government should take a cue from the previous administration's failed policies and try to work with the center to bring the Kashmiri Pandits back and if that means establishing a separate colony for them, so be it.  This is not the time to play politics, rather be a visionary.  The demand of the time is to work as a group and assist our fellow Pandits to grant their legitimate rights to settle in Kashmir.The idea is to galvanize Kashmir instead of polarizing it.  Also, the Mufti government ought to allow the non-Kashmiri businesses to establish their basis which will create lot of jobs - more jobs means more prosperity and higher revenues for the state exchequer, and also less time for the local Muslims youth to get involved into unproductive anti-national demonstrations.  The ball is in the court of local Mufti government to steer this situation in the right direction failing which they will meet the same fate in the next election what their predecessor felt.

I could not agree more what Ani has written in his letter to the King of Saudi Arabia.  He has really hit the nail on the head of the root cause of problems which the whole world is experiencing due to the Muslim ideology under Wahhabism financed and propagated by the Saudi Administration.  Ani might be hoping that the King will pay attention to his letter and rectify their Muslim ideology.  But I am very pessimistic about it.  Saudi's have been financing this ideology for number of decades by opening madrasses all over the world, and as we all now, they only teach distorted version of Koran to the children in these madrassas.  These children are the martyrs of future.  Another purpose of these madrasses is to keep the Muslim population illiterate, and the Kingdom knows that illiterate people can be subdued easily and no way they can raise their voices against the ruler/government.  So, Mr. Ani, I don't think you should hold your breath and wait that any positive action will be initiated by the Kingdom on your letter, because predicated on your suggestion, the Kingdom has to open up the society which is against their long term planning.  Before the previous King died a few months ago, I commented on one of the articles on Saudi Arabia based on similar lines what you are suggesting in your letter.  I even suggested to him in my comments that pretty soon he will be meeting his Allah, and before it happens, he ought to stop abetting, financing and propagating this 7th century Wahhabi ideology of Islam because this ideology is contributing a lot in the killing of innocent people in the whole world.  May be Allah will forgive him, but it did not happen.  So, let's not hope anything positive coming out of your letter.  So long as these Sheikhs have petro dollars, this ideological turmoil will prevail.  The only way to eradicate this ideology is to take over the oil wells all over the Middle East and put these Sheikhs back on the camel and make them nomads.