From Kashmir to Gaza: Whats Going On & How India and Israel Mirror Each Other’s Oppression Playbook
🧨 Quick history crash course:
- 1947: India and Pakistan were created when British colonial rule ended.
- Kashmir, a Muslim-majority region, was left undecided—and became the most contested territory.
- Three wars broke out over Kashmir.
- Kashmir today is one of the most militarized zones on Earth—controlled mainly by India, but heavily resisted by Kashmiri Muslims. 🏔️
Since 1947, Kashmiris have lived under military occupation, mass surveillance, internet shutdowns, and waves of violence.
🧪 What triggered the latest tension?
- A deadly attack in Pahalgam killed 26 tourists.
- India immediately blamed "Pakistan-backed militants" — no evidence provided.
- In retaliation, India suspended the Indus Waters Treaty, a 64-year-old agreement that protected Pakistan’s access to crucial river waters. 💧
- Water = Life. Cutting it off = A weapon of war.
Meanwhile, online, Hindutva extremists unleashed genocidal hate speech against Muslims — calling for massacres, mass displacement, and open violence.
The playbook mirrors Gaza:
Blame an entire population. Cut off their resources. Demonize their existence.
📊 Why water is a weapon now:
The Indus River System is Pakistan’s lifeline:
- 80% of Pakistan’s agriculture depends on it 🌾
- It feeds cities, power stations, and millions of people 🏙️
- Losing control of these waters = famine, energy collapse, mass suffering ⚡
By threatening Pakistan’s water, India is weaponizing survival—just like Israel blocking food, water, and aid into Gaza.
🎯 The Gaza-Kashmir parallels:
In GazaIn KashmirIsrael bombs hospitals, homes, and infrastructureIndia raids villages, demolishes homes, silences Kashmiri mediaBlockades cut off food, water, medicineInternet shutdowns, curfews, and trade restrictions choke Kashmir’s economyPalestinian voices called “terrorists”Kashmiris resisting occupation labeled “terrorists”International silence enables genocideGlobal apathy fuels more oppression
This is not two isolated conflicts.
This is one global pattern of colonization and apartheid.
🧠 Why it’s bigger than just India and Pakistan
Kashmir is a nuclear flashpoint. ⚡☢️
- India and Pakistan are both nuclear-armed powers.
- One wrong move could trigger disaster beyond the region.
- And extremists are openly calling for war, just like far-right voices call for Gaza to be "erased."
The world can’t afford to ignore Kashmir—or Gaza.
Because both struggles are part of the same global fight for dignity, survival, and justice.
📢 TL;DR
- India suspended Pakistan’s water treaty after a militant attack in Kashmir.
- Hindutva extremists are calling for Muslim massacres online.
- Kashmir’s struggle mirrors Gaza’s: land theft, apartheid, genocide.
- Pakistan is facing economic, ecological, and political attacks.
- The world needs to speak out — before it’s too late.
✅ What You Can Do
🐱👓 Use Boycat.io to boycott brands complicit in oppression
📢 Educate others about Kashmir and Palestine
🧠 Support journalists exposing war crimes and apartheid
✊ Demand real action — no more selective solidarity
📚 Sources:
- Maktoob Media: Hindutva calls for ‘Muslim massacre’ post Kashmir attack
- Al Jazeera: Spain cancels Israeli arms deal amid Gaza solidarity
- Politico: Spain scraps Israeli ammunition deal
- Reuters: India backtracks on water treaties after Kashmir violence
- Genocide Watch: India’s Islamophobic violence and Gaza parallels
- Georgetown Journal of International Affairs: Kashmir and Gaza: Twin Occupations
- BBC: Indus Waters Treaty: Explained
- The Times UK: India weaponizes water in new move against Pakistan