I think one of the places every single govt in India has failed (including this one) is the fact that we have always failed to build the narrative on Kashmir Nationally as well as Globally.
on the flip side Pakistan ahs done a great job on controlling the narratives of their operations - whether its the support of kashmir or the work of the "evil Indian army" or its brutal actions in SWAT/NFWP and Balouch where it is fighting "evil taliban and barbaric tribals."
What is the Narrative of Kashmir? Some points
- India is on the right side of the UN Accords - Its Pakistan thats in Violation
- The Valley and its troubles DO NOT constitute the whole of J&K. The Rest of J&K and a decent chunk of the Valley is actually pro india
- The stressing and highlighing the SOPs and ROEs of the Indian forces in Kashmir - They are the most restrictive of any COIN fighting unit in the history of COIN Warfare - this includes the british in NI.
- The Hearts and Minds and Humanitarian work done by various central agencies.
- The Documentation of Human Rights violations of Pakistan inside POK - Massive PR push towards bringing this to the attention to the population of India, Pakistan and the Valley
Today our narrative is adhoc - left to individual publications with no structure from the Central Govt.
on the flip side Pakistan ahs done a great job on controlling the narratives of their operations - whether its the support of kashmir or the work of the "evil Indian army" or its brutal actions in SWAT/NFWP and Balouch where it is fighting "evil taliban and barbaric tribals."
What is the Narrative of Kashmir? Some points
- India is on the right side of the UN Accords - Its Pakistan thats in Violation
- The Valley and its troubles DO NOT constitute the whole of J&K. The Rest of J&K and a decent chunk of the Valley is actually pro india
- The stressing and highlighing the SOPs and ROEs of the Indian forces in Kashmir - They are the most restrictive of any COIN fighting unit in the history of COIN Warfare - this includes the british in NI.
- The Hearts and Minds and Humanitarian work done by various central agencies.
- The Documentation of Human Rights violations of Pakistan inside POK - Massive PR push towards bringing this to the attention to the population of India, Pakistan and the Valley
Today our narrative is adhoc - left to individual publications with no structure from the Central Govt.