Modi’s Kashmir adventurism may bring more harm than good to India

By revoking article 370 on August 5th 2019, prime minister Narendra Modi kept his pre- election promise which held great appeal for his ideological support group the RSS, his Hindutva led political party the BJP and millions of pro-Modi Indians.
Modi’s slogan of one country one constitution, has been whole heartedly welcomed and his recent move to strip Kashmiris of their autonomy has seen little resistance from India’s political mainstream.

Modi’s move has been portrayed by most of India’s media, which offers Modi fawning support, as a triumphant success. Many BJP politicians are thumping their chests with joy over the diplomatic success with Pakistan. All this has happen when four million Kashmiri Muslims are subjected to one of the worst state clampdowns in recent history – an extremely oppressive clampdown while keeping the world in the dark.

This article will argue that the ground reality of the implementation of this constitutional manipulation may not be that simple and Modi government’s charlatan moves may push him and the Indian democracy onto an irreversibly backward course. Modi has bitten off more than he can chew. What are the long term implications of this gigantic political blunder? As the dust and excitement settle down, Modi government will have to address the following issues.