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Mainstream, Vol 63 No 20, May 17, 2025

Will this ceasefire last | Faraz Ahmad

Saturday 17 May 2025, by Faraz Ahmad

Cessation of war anywhere in the world, whoever might have intervened and said halt, is welcome, even if the whistle blower is some illiterate pompous ruler of a nation full of monetary wealth but somewhat lacking in finesse and intellect.

It is true that the terror attack from across our western border in Pahalgam identifying and killing non-Muslims tourists was too dastardly to be forgiven. Never mind that among those killed was also a Christian and a Kashmiri Muslim, trying to save the victims. Never mind that this Government at the Centre, in total command of security forces and their conduct in the union territory of Kashmir, despite prior intelligence later admitted, left that entire large patch of land surrounded by forests, with thousands of tourists from all over the country, without a single security guard. But that