What Sachit Thinks

Over the last two decades, there has been so much violence in Kashmir, that it is no longer bearable to watch, hear or read about it. There seems to be no end in sight to the cauldron of strife between the triumvirate of India, Pakistan and the Kashmiris (not including Jammu and Leh/Ladakh here). I don't know if this impasse will ever be resolved, but I might have a solution. 2 points really. 1. Hold the (god-damn) plebiscite / referendum Having promised this since 1947, a referendum to decide the future of the region should be held. Ask Kashmiris (on both sides) what would they like to do - a) Join Pakistan, b) Join India or c) Get independence. No matter what the result is, it should be respected and followed through peacefully. How long will we (I mean both) go on spending heavy money in protecting a territory that may not belong to us? And lose lives for no logical reason? Someone's missing out on a ton of money to be made from tourism and forestry; but first peace ...

I'm writing this a bit late. I saw Uri with my wife on Valentine's Day, 2019. My first reaction after the movie was, 'Revenge begets revenge', which I told my wife. And how true that turned out - Pulwama happened a couple of days later. Anyway, coming back to the movie itself, it turned out to be exactly how I had thought it would be - steeped in nationalistic jingoism and basically ,' maaro saalon ko ' (beat the bloody buggers). Lots of people I know have enjoyed the movie, but strangely, I did not. From a pure cinematic experience, the script was really thakela (tired). Too predictable. Many goof ups too - for ex. the Indian woman spy calling the Indian security advisor on the mobile, as if she was next to him in Delhi! The intent of the movie was to spew hatred and encourage revenge, which it did well, but as a movie buff, I was disappointed.