Politicising NIT affair

Mohsin Manzoor Janwari The writing on the NIT Srinagar institute wall is quite clear. Even a T-20-cricket match between other than India and Pakistan can also become a political statement and a mode of rebellion against India. It is believed that most of Kashmiri “sentiment” is engrained deeply with the Pakistani cricket team after partition; but local Kashmiri students support for team playing against India in recent T20 series sounded “enemies-enemy is-a-friend” to non-local NIT students. This triggered their clashes with local students followed by furling of Indian and Pakistani…

Read More