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Nyla Ali Khan Quotes

The much-lauded parliamentary democracy in India has been unable to protect a genuine democratic set-up in Kashmir.

The much-lauded parliamentary democracy in India has been unable to protect a genuine democratic set-up in Kashmir.

"The Hidden Tragedy of Kashmir". Interview with Souad Sharabani, www.counterpunch.org. September 15, 2016.

The increasing communalization of Indian politics is a juggernaut that annihilates the myth of secularism in India.

"The Hidden Tragedy of Kashmir". Interview with Souad Sharabani, www.counterpunch.org. September 15, 2016.

For India, Kashmir lends credibility to its secular nationalist image.

"The Hidden Tragedy of Kashmir". Interview with Souad Sharabani, www.counterpunch.org. September 15, 2016.

In establishment Indian and Pakistani thought, Kashmiris are defined as different from the nationals of the two countries.

"The Hidden Tragedy of Kashmir". Interview with Souad Sharabani, www.counterpunch.org. September 15, 2016.

The rhetoric of hate and binarisms pervades the politics of the "Third-World" and of the West.

"The Hidden Tragedy of Kashmir". Interview with Souad Sharabani, www.counterpunch.org. September 15, 2016.

For Pakistan, Kashmir represents the infeasibility of secular nationalism and underscores the need for an Islamic theocracy in the subcontinent.

"The Hidden Tragedy of Kashmir". Interview with Souad Sharabani, www.counterpunch.org. September 15, 2016.