The Shopian Encounter: A Symptom, Not a Cure, for Kashmir?
The news cycle often brings dispatches from Kashmir, reporting on security operations, encounters, and the elimination of militants. Each such incident, like the recent operation in Shopian involving Lashkar-e-Taiba operatives, is hailed as a success, a blow against terrorism. Yet, as the headlines fade, the underlying currents of instability persist, raising a critical question: are these encounters truly bringing us closer to peace, or are they merely treating the symptoms of a deeper, more en...
