This is NOT a symbolic change. When Modi, Shah, Doval put their minds together, the output is a game changer. Revoking 370 is no different.
Here is why this is the biggest game changer in Kashmir since 1947:
1. Kashmir has lost its so called 'Special status'.
2. Anyone from anywhere in India can now buy land in Kashmir.
3. Kashmir is no longer a state, it is now a Union Territory (UT) of 'Jammu and Kashmir'. Ladakh becomes a UT of its own, and is no longer part of J&K.
4. The Lieutenant Governor (in other words India's Home Minister) shall have a HUGE roll to play in Kashmir going forward. There will be a legislature (with locally elected members), but Lieutenant Governor shall be the boss. In other words India's Home Minister will be the boss in Kashmir.
5. The Lieutenant Governor of Union Territory of Kashmir, shall have much higher powers than those with the current Governor of J&K state.
6. The money making businesses (taking bribe industry) of local politicians shall come to an end. In other words, Kashmiri politicians sitting at home and asking common man's sons to throw stones to earn 10 Rupees/day, while politicians own sons go to settle in America and UK, will come to an end.
7. Ladakh will see solid progress/development. This was one of the most underdeveloped and neglected part, not only of the state of J&K, but in the whole country. This place will see a lot of investment. Successive J&K Governments had totally neglected this region. For all practical purposes J&K so far only meant 'Kashmir', to the neglect of the other regions in J&k. That will now change.
8. Local politicians paying Kashmiri youth to throw stones at Indian security forces...well that ends now. Just like stone throwing ended recently as soon as the J&K government was dismissed and Governor/President's rule took charge of J&K.
9.Earlier Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh were all part of the same state. Kashmir received disproportionately higher benefits/representation. Ladakh was totally ignored and underdeveloped, as Kashmir state government largely focussed on Kashmir, possibly because Ladakh is not muslim majority area. That shall change now.
10. Kashmir itself shall see unbelievable progress, even though Pakistan shall continue with its policy to provide 'moral support' to the separatists. Expect to see more investments, educational institutions, industries (including finance, travel/tour, hospitality, leisure, malls, etc. etc) big and small. In 10 years from now, the gap in the development/progress achieved between Pakistan occupied Kashmir and Indian Kashmir shall increase even further. Indian Kashmir shall be several times more developed than POK.
11. More central government schools, colleges, professional colleges shall open there. Kashmir shall have an ecosystem of professors, teachers, lab staff, and other support staff for even more educational institutions comprising of people from all over the country, settling down in Kashmir and buying properties there.
12. Expect to see Top class institutions of technology (IIT), medicine, research, etc to be set up Kashmir. More and more Kashmiri youth shall leave behind a world where their job aspirations were limited to throwing stones and collecting 10 rupees per day from the local politician. They can now aspire enter top schools and colleges in their backyard in Kashmir itself.
13. Expect to see a lot of our Sikh brothers settling down in Kashmir. As also a lot of brothers and sisters from Kerala, Bihari, UP, and elsewhere coming in and settling down. There is going to be a surging demand of capital and labor, much beyond what the local population can support. Kashmir shall truly become a melting pot of India.
14. A lot of retiring military personnel - Officers and jawans, shall be settling down in Kashmir.
15. Lot of modern sporting and leisure investments shall transform Kashmir and further support its tourism potential. Horse riding, Golfing, boating, and many other sporting facilities shall see a lot of investments.
16. Our Pakistani friends who always wanted Kashmir to progress shall not be disappointed. In 10 and 15 years time, on this forum there shall be a lot of articles about why Indian Kashmir has become a symbol of unbelievable progress while Pakistani Kashmir continues to be a rural village.
17. J&K shall get transformed to a hi tech hub - like Bangalore/Hyderabad got transformed over the last 25 years. J&K will become one of the top global tech/Medicine/Research hubs. A day will come when instead of sending Pakistani patients for much needed medical intervention/transplants to Bangalore/Chennai/Hyderabad in India, we would be welcoming our Pakistani brothers and sisters to top medical research centers cum Hospitals in Kashmir.
18. Kashmiri youth shall get totally integrated with the idea of India/Bharat Mata. I have noticed how the Muslim youth of India have become extremely integrated with the idea of Mother India over the past 30 years, to the point that Indian Muslims are one of the most proudly patriotic group in India, making mother India proud with their achievements in every field, science, technology, medicine etc [Over 50% of students joining top medical college AIIMS in India are muslim, a majority of them Muslim girls from North Kerala. Similarly an increasing chunk of qualifiers to India's civil services and as officers to India's military are Muslim youth]. I see Kashmiri youth taking the pride of place at the forefront of a new India.
19. Most importantly, I see India and Pakistan eventually getting closer due to the transformation in Indian Kashmir. Pakistani youth will like the transformation in Indian Kashmir that they see before their eyes and will like their world, their Kashmir, and their nation also to share and participate in that progress. Who knows we could all one day cooperate not only between our Kashmiris, but the two nations itself.
20. Terrorism shall end in the sub continent. Kashmiri youth of India shall be busy preparing for entrance to IIT, AIIMS, GMAT, GRE etc. and joining top Indian and global colleges, instead of pelting stones. Once the youth of Pakistan occupied Kashmir, and the misguided youth in other parts of the sub continent, see how integration of Indian Kashmir into the mainstream has transformed Indian Kashmir into a true 'Paradise on earth', everyone will want to join the movement of progress. No one will want to volunteer to enroll in terror camps run by so called 'non state actors' deep in the jungles.
Long live India and Pakistan friendship. This region (Indo-Pak) has the potential to become the top economy of the world 50 years from now. Include Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, and this economic zone becomes the engine of the world. Bring in close cooperation between, China, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and we can all together transform and redefine the future of mankind and the planet.
I am now supremely hopeful about the new J&K Union Territory, the new Ladakh Union Terriotry, the new India, and the increased potential for further Indo-Pak cooperation and transformation.
Pakistan Zindabad
Jai Hind
Here is why this is the biggest game changer in Kashmir since 1947:
1. Kashmir has lost its so called 'Special status'.
2. Anyone from anywhere in India can now buy land in Kashmir.
3. Kashmir is no longer a state, it is now a Union Territory (UT) of 'Jammu and Kashmir'. Ladakh becomes a UT of its own, and is no longer part of J&K.
4. The Lieutenant Governor (in other words India's Home Minister) shall have a HUGE roll to play in Kashmir going forward. There will be a legislature (with locally elected members), but Lieutenant Governor shall be the boss. In other words India's Home Minister will be the boss in Kashmir.
5. The Lieutenant Governor of Union Territory of Kashmir, shall have much higher powers than those with the current Governor of J&K state.
6. The money making businesses (taking bribe industry) of local politicians shall come to an end. In other words, Kashmiri politicians sitting at home and asking common man's sons to throw stones to earn 10 Rupees/day, while politicians own sons go to settle in America and UK, will come to an end.
7. Ladakh will see solid progress/development. This was one of the most underdeveloped and neglected part, not only of the state of J&K, but in the whole country. This place will see a lot of investment. Successive J&K Governments had totally neglected this region. For all practical purposes J&K so far only meant 'Kashmir', to the neglect of the other regions in J&k. That will now change.
8. Local politicians paying Kashmiri youth to throw stones at Indian security forces...well that ends now. Just like stone throwing ended recently as soon as the J&K government was dismissed and Governor/President's rule took charge of J&K.
9.Earlier Jammu, Kashmir, Ladakh were all part of the same state. Kashmir received disproportionately higher benefits/representation. Ladakh was totally ignored and underdeveloped, as Kashmir state government largely focussed on Kashmir, possibly because Ladakh is not muslim majority area. That shall change now.
10. Kashmir itself shall see unbelievable progress, even though Pakistan shall continue with its policy to provide 'moral support' to the separatists. Expect to see more investments, educational institutions, industries (including finance, travel/tour, hospitality, leisure, malls, etc. etc) big and small. In 10 years from now, the gap in the development/progress achieved between Pakistan occupied Kashmir and Indian Kashmir shall increase even further. Indian Kashmir shall be several times more developed than POK.
11. More central government schools, colleges, professional colleges shall open there. Kashmir shall have an ecosystem of professors, teachers, lab staff, and other support staff for even more educational institutions comprising of people from all over the country, settling down in Kashmir and buying properties there.
12. Expect to see Top class institutions of technology (IIT), medicine, research, etc to be set up Kashmir. More and more Kashmiri youth shall leave behind a world where their job aspirations were limited to throwing stones and collecting 10 rupees per day from the local politician. They can now aspire enter top schools and colleges in their backyard in Kashmir itself.
13. Expect to see a lot of our Sikh brothers settling down in Kashmir. As also a lot of brothers and sisters from Kerala, Bihari, UP, and elsewhere coming in and settling down. There is going to be a surging demand of capital and labor, much beyond what the local population can support. Kashmir shall truly become a melting pot of India.
14. A lot of retiring military personnel - Officers and jawans, shall be settling down in Kashmir.
15. Lot of modern sporting and leisure investments shall transform Kashmir and further support its tourism potential. Horse riding, Golfing, boating, and many other sporting facilities shall see a lot of investments.
16. Our Pakistani friends who always wanted Kashmir to progress shall not be disappointed. In 10 and 15 years time, on this forum there shall be a lot of articles about why Indian Kashmir has become a symbol of unbelievable progress while Pakistani Kashmir continues to be a rural village.
17. J&K shall get transformed to a hi tech hub - like Bangalore/Hyderabad got transformed over the last 25 years. J&K will become one of the top global tech/Medicine/Research hubs. A day will come when instead of sending Pakistani patients for much needed medical intervention/transplants to Bangalore/Chennai/Hyderabad in India, we would be welcoming our Pakistani brothers and sisters to top medical research centers cum Hospitals in Kashmir.
18. Kashmiri youth shall get totally integrated with the idea of India/Bharat Mata. I have noticed how the Muslim youth of India have become extremely integrated with the idea of Mother India over the past 30 years, to the point that Indian Muslims are one of the most proudly patriotic group in India, making mother India proud with their achievements in every field, science, technology, medicine etc [Over 50% of students joining top medical college AIIMS in India are muslim, a majority of them Muslim girls from North Kerala. Similarly an increasing chunk of qualifiers to India's civil services and as officers to India's military are Muslim youth]. I see Kashmiri youth taking the pride of place at the forefront of a new India.
19. Most importantly, I see India and Pakistan eventually getting closer due to the transformation in Indian Kashmir. Pakistani youth will like the transformation in Indian Kashmir that they see before their eyes and will like their world, their Kashmir, and their nation also to share and participate in that progress. Who knows we could all one day cooperate not only between our Kashmiris, but the two nations itself.
20. Terrorism shall end in the sub continent. Kashmiri youth of India shall be busy preparing for entrance to IIT, AIIMS, GMAT, GRE etc. and joining top Indian and global colleges, instead of pelting stones. Once the youth of Pakistan occupied Kashmir, and the misguided youth in other parts of the sub continent, see how integration of Indian Kashmir into the mainstream has transformed Indian Kashmir into a true 'Paradise on earth', everyone will want to join the movement of progress. No one will want to volunteer to enroll in terror camps run by so called 'non state actors' deep in the jungles.
Long live India and Pakistan friendship. This region (Indo-Pak) has the potential to become the top economy of the world 50 years from now. Include Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, and this economic zone becomes the engine of the world. Bring in close cooperation between, China, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and we can all together transform and redefine the future of mankind and the planet.
I am now supremely hopeful about the new J&K Union Territory, the new Ladakh Union Terriotry, the new India, and the increased potential for further Indo-Pak cooperation and transformation.
Pakistan Zindabad
Jai Hind
