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8th Oct 2010 from Twitlonger

Here is the compiled 16 tweets of @smitaprakash ji on the 2Kashmir seminars that she attended in the US.
1.next couple of tweets on two seminars I attended on Kashmir in Washington DC. If not your cup of tea then please unfollow. Sorry in advance
2.So I attend these two seminars on Kashmir, all ready to be outraged thinking the goras will pillory India on human rights violations etc,
3.But pleasantly surprised that every American speaker came prepared w facts n statistics on how India has pumped resources into Kashmir-cont
4.And that these funds went into wrong hands,huge houses for so called 'leaders' while youth had education n cell phones but jobs not coming
5.The American experts did not mince words in blaming Pak for fishing in troubled waters and even encouraging Kashmiri separatists to violence
6.One speaker even talked about Harkat ul Ansar. I looked around the audience wondering does anybody here even remember Harkat, in India (cont
7.even the IB prolly has forgotten about them.And journos mostly know bout LET and thats it. But here were Americans well aware about-cont
8.complexities of Kashmir problem-the Jammu n Ladakh angles and how its something that India knows best how to deal with.Obama is (cont)
9.best advised not to meddle,mediate,facilitate between India and Pak is what ALL speakers said. On India-Pak -solve when n how it suits you
10.The speakers were former diplomats,journos,former intel officers who have served in India and Pak.They were clear that its India's democracy
11.that allowed incidents in Kashmir to be reported.They were all very appreciative of 8pt initiative by the gov and said that if separatists
12.did not cooperate and help in bringing development (IT industry,tourism) into state then they will lose support of the youth who today are
13.picking up stones but tomorrow they will tire of this- azadi is not workable option if it meant independence.That wont happen-all agreed.
14.Dignity and protection of life and property is what can be promised and should be delivered to all citizens not just Kashmiris.This kind of
15.sane discussion doesnt even happen on Indian tv channels! The American speakers were critical of the role played by Pk intel in Kashmir
16.Thank you for your patience. Story over.

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