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“India will identify, trace and punish every terrorist and their backers. We will pursue them upto the ends of the Earth..
.” These words of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, thundered from the sacred soil of Bihar, are not just a warning—they are a vow. A national sentiment, long brimming with anguish, has reached its tipping point.
The clarion call is as clear as day. The resolve is unflinching. Republic of India will not bow to terror.
The heinous act in Pahalgam has stirred the very soul of the nation. It was not merely an attack on lives; it was an affront to humanity, an assault on Bharat itself. The blood spilled there was not of a particular faith or region—it was the blood of India, of Kashmiriyat, of all that we hold sacred.
The images that surfaced did not just shock—they scarred. And in that pangs of pain, nation found a united voice.The subsequent developments mark a watershed in India’s counter-terror policy.
Union Cabinet’s suspension of Indus Water Treaty—invoking the age-old assertion that “Blood and water cannot flow together”—alongside the calibrated downgrading of diplomatic ties with Pakistan, underscore a new, unforgiving India which reveres most the welfare and well being of its citizens. An India that will neither tolerate nor negotiate, equivocate when its people are attacked.At an all-party meeting convened by our Union Defence Minister, a rare but righteous unity emerged.
From across ideological spectrums, political voices stood shoulder to shoulder, rising beyond party lines to say, “Enough.” And when the Defence Minister assured the nation, “We will not only reach the perpetrators of this act but also the actors behind the scenes,” he did not speak alone. He spoke for every Indian.
As a son of the soil of Jammu and Kashmir, I say this with grief—but also with pride. Grief for the lives lost. Pride that even in this darkness, Kashmir’s soul remains unconquered.
This land has always rejected hate. This land has always chosen harmony.Let us remember: ‘Idea of India’ or ‘Bharat Ek Vichar’ is not mere a slogan.
It is a civilizational truth which meandered its way from times immemorial till now. From Rigveda’s timeless declaration—“Ekam sat vipra bahudha vadanti”—to the spiritual dialogues between Vedanta and Sufism, ours is a heritage that thrives on pluralism. Dara Shikoh’s Majma-ul-Bahrain, Ashoka’s edicts, and the Bhakti-Sufi confluence all whisper the same truth: unity is not imposed in India—it is lived.
That spirit is etched into the story of Jammu & Kashmir. Here, Maharaja Gulab Singh Ji, a devout Hindu, received blessings from Baba Ghulam Shah Badshah Ji, a revered Muslim saint. The coronation was presided over by Maharaja Ranjit Singh Ji, a Sikh monarch.
Christian missionaries were welcomed, and schools and hospitals flourished. This wasn’t politics—it was a way of life.Today, as forces of exclusion attempt to redraw the lines of faith and fracture the fabric of India, we must return to these roots.
To Abhinavagupta and Lalleshwari, to Rupa Bhawani and Syed Ali Hamadani, to Hari Singh’s secular vision and Zorawar Singh’s valor. Let us be guided by the wisdom of the saints and the courage of the warriors who made this land a beacon of resilience.Let us remember a time when Mallika Pukhraj’s bhajans echoed through Mubarak Mandi, when Hari Singh could offer Eid namaz without fear, when Kashmiriyat was not just a word, but a living culture.
The challenge before us today is not just political— it is civilizational. This is not a communal clash. This is not a war of ideologies.
It is hate—pure and unvarnished. It is the remnant of the discredited ‘two-nation theory’ born out of colonial arrogance and sustained by those who feared peace.But Jammu and Kashmir has always rejected that path.
And we must do so again.This is our defining moment. We must stand together—not as Hindus or Muslims, not as Dogras or Kashmiris, not as BJP or Congress—but as Indians.
Proud, peaceful, and resolved. We must channel our grief into strength. Our anger into unity.
Our pain into purpose.Let us repose our trust in Modi Sarkar, whose clarity of purpose and strength of action have steered this nation through storms. Let us believe in its unwavering commitment which assures us that justice will be swift, loud, and clear.
And let us, the people of Jammu and Kashmir, rise above the din. Let us show the country—and the world—that our land is not a battlefield of hate, but a cradle of harmony. That our legacy is not division, but dialogue.
That our future is not fear, but faith in Bharat.The time has come to reclaim our story. To rebuild what was broken.
And to tell the enemies of peace: You may try to break us. But we are India. And we do not break.
Let me quote a popular Mexican proverb, The author is an Advocate at the J&K High Court and Member, J&K Legislative Assembly. The post Reclaiming the Idea appeared first on Greater Kashmir..
