Bangladesh-Like Revolt Brewing? What Are India’s Options As Protests Rock PoK? | South Asia Diary

While the Lok Sabha Elections are going on in India and voters decide which party will form the new government, violent protests took place in Pakistan occupied Kashmir resulting in a mass uprising. BJP leaders have spoken on pushing Pakistan out of Jammu and Kashmir in a bid to reunite the area. Would India and Pakistan participate in a full-blown war? Watch this episode of South Asia Diary as Strategic Affairs Expert Sushant Sareen decodes the violence in PoK, India's stand on the situation, and how there could be a Bangladesh-like revolt brewing.
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[@user-nc1hv4iv1j]

India turn your back to Pakistan. Don't bother what happens in PoK. Let them do whatever they want to. Bangladeshis have taught us a good lesson. Better stay away.

[@dataintech99]

Is much better as their no hindu live in POK....

[@user-wq6mk8vk6q]

We liberated them... But this time if india plans to separate pok from Pakistan, then we should just annex it back

[@premsadanand1563]

Exactly

[@svc2461]

True. Jihadis come in different shapes but, end of the day, they're all inimical towards non jihadists.

[@BERNARDDOLOI]

Stay out of this mess. Pakistan's mess should not be cleaned by India. India liberated Bangladeshis from Pakistanis in 1971, today there is campaign of India Out in Bangladesh. Religion first card starts flashing once they become fattened at other persons expense.

[@user-nc1hv4iv1j]

Right 👍

[@provatsur5199]

Exactly. India should remain away from the mess so long as their safety n security are not at stake.

[@shivnaryan9620]

100% right Bangladesh even forgot hindu soldiers gave theyr lives to liberate Bangladesh but not they are beating Hindus want India out Muslims and Islam are very selfish and never thankful

[@shantanudutta1539]

Pakistan in all probability may trade off that entire area to China in lieu of money and get rid of all the mess. Which would mean India will be flooded with refugees from POK like we saw with Bangladesh. Then we can see China sitting next to our door.

[@ravindranputhenpurayil9122]

That is correct. POK,Gilgit Baltistan and also Balochistan - India should not be much interested in these territories as the demographic changes will affect India badly.

[@Vikasit952]

India need not do anything. Just focus on becoming a 10 Trillion dollars Economy by 2030 .Jai Hind !

[@aniksamiurrahman6365]

Unless India gets license to print USD, there's no way India will become $10T economy even by 2040.

[@user-uz6om2xf1n]

​@@aniksamiurrahman6365😂😂 don't bark we don't have aata for you.

[@mmr7484]

Lol. Clown.

[@classnclassics7252]

Guard the borders - that’s what we need to do first and foremost

[@MrNirmalkumar4]

I don’t think that Indians should get excited about pojk. All this will fizzle out in the name of majhab.

[@raghunathan9026]

I don't think this protest is happening completely independently. Indian agencies are definitely involved in fueling separatist movement there.

[@ExploringAngel]

@RaghuNathan India may help Balochistan, but no to Pak Kashmiris. What they are getting is their Karma.

[@mexicanmomo]

Remember, we need POJK and POGB, but not their people

[@natrajanrajasekaran]

There is no need to rush on this. India has its hands full already.

[@sanjaybhat7004]

One rule of life Modi does not follow is - a free lunch is never valued. Helping Sri Lanka in the tines of their need but not squeezing their nuts while helping is wrong. Same story with Maldives. Quid pro quo is what te world understands and lives by. Magnanimity of the heart is NEVER reciprocated.

[@rakeshkoul92]

India must keep harping the tune of POJK/GB but never take it back into India as you have explained it in detail also it is a very common sensical thing to not to take it. Anti India forces will demographically increase which India may not be able to handle. Jai Hind.

[@danielsundersingh7090]

Like what happened to Israel.

[@rvharikrishna]

In logon ko development se kya lena dena, bas Islam hai aur Islam ki hukumat to log khush.

[@moonistone2000]

india has to focus on indian kashmir to be a multi religion and multi culture place.then it will be the great tourist place.then bring the pok with us

[@raorao8186]

I always Love hearing Sushant Sareen /

[@clintwestwood5187]

do we really need a radicalised islamic population and a chunk of heavily militarised failing state ? wont this put a drain on the indian economy .....

[@haripadmanabhan1095]

I DO NOT WANT POJK TO JOIN WITH BHARAT. WE HAVE OUR HANDS FULL WITH SEVERAL PAKISTANS AND BANGLADESHS INSIDE OUR OWN COUNTRY. I DO NOT WISH TO HAVE MORE UNGRATEFUL DANGEROUS RUBBISH ADDED TO MY BHARAT !

[@aniksamiurrahman6365]

More Indian Rubbish lives in Bangladesh than Bangladeshi lives in India. Why don't India control their trash from flooding other nations?

[@rathanapparathanappa5077]

Well stated by SARIN

[@astrologerpanditalokbajpai1506]

A big like and salute to Sushant Sareen for his zabardast Views

[@wramper]

When POKJ is LIBERATED, Gilgit Baltistan should be either a union territory or state and western Kashmir should be either a union territory or state. They should not be merged with the rest of Kashmir.

[@pillalam]

long way to go.

[@mohanshirali5779]

POK citizens may be sick with Pakistan because of their exploitation by the Pakistani rulers of Islamabad for years together. Now they compare their status with India's J& K and want their merger with India. Even if in the near future if POK gets merged with India are we sure these people will be happy with India once their basic needs are met. No sooner this happens the merged POK citizens will show their true Islamic fangs and create a nuisance for our. future .

[@sabarinathan6554]

Without merger. Do you have a chance to survive a year?

[@jubnaa]

You people live in your own bubble. Gilgit Baltistanis do not associate themselves with kashmiris. Their main demand is to keep them out of the kashmir issue and be made a province of pakistan.

[@ExploringAngel]

Gilgit is less problematic than Kashmir. POK is the problematic place.

[@manishreddy4959]

if you observe no foreign media is covering the protest in POJK

[@rexalexander4843]

british gift that keeps on giving.

[@tejamysore3699]

I see Sushant Sareen, I hit like 👍 Simple!

[@narasimharajupotturi8894]

Even we do help, they are not showing gratitude on India, they are becoming against to us. For example Bangladesh. They will give preference to their religion than needy help.( Maldives also). One has to think over on this aspect.

[@hiteshsaxena1553]

Excellent, very well written. 👏🏽👏🏽

[@c.s.rangaraj298]

POJK should not be part of Bharath now .This is expensive and fruitless.Let these people to their own devices

[@kcommon3552]

For now, India must welcome more Pakistani, Bangladeshi, Afghanistani minorities, as listed in India CAA. Also, UCC.

[@sabarinathan6554]

And what suffer more immigrants flux?

[@riteshvizz9786]

Only hindus

[@vjaybts2778]

Never make this mistake, there will definitely be more troubles in future. This are all ungrateful people as history has taught us.

[@biomarker4097]

India sud only help after people do Ghar Wapsi. We don’t want more poor Muslims who have to be fed from tax payers money. Already the higher middle class is very dissatisfied and almost ready to walk out of support to BJP.

[@wiekramjokhoe9253]

Exactly

[@VSSMSSSS]

Perfect analysis. I believe P.M.Modi will not opt for any action which will escalate on to undesirable war.

[@wiekramjokhoe9253]

If the people of POK wants to emerge in INDIA then it should be on one condition first to do ghar wapsi

[@gopalramanathan7062]

Good presentation by Sushant Sarin. But that background noise (music?) was extremely annoying. Whoever thought of it⁉️

[@giansingh389]

Sushant Sareen is my best and favourite journalist

[@vikeshjodha8745]

Fantastic viewing great analysis 🙏 thank you

[@swapanjain892]

Focus on Indian kashmir and the welfare of kashmiri people on the Indian side only. Rest all is a mirage.

[@TheSandeepkelkar]

Very balanced analysis

[@anuragbanerjee2879]

Dont do anything… at most fence up have camps for women and children near border

[@Satanreincarnation-zg6sl]

USA is currently accepting refugees so should they be sent to USA.

[@vn8098]

I understand everyone’s sentiment of India should stay away from PoK. But look at the big picture, look at 50 years from now, India can only be safe if Pakistan and Bangladesh “land” is brought back to India.

[@rajeswarichandran3266]

Only people of POK must raise up and wants to join India , 1 with their brothers across Kashmir..

[@VikashKumar-kw5ck]

Amazing 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@gautamsawhny6246]

Do we need any more Radicals

[@chettiarsbc6592]

That's the biggest concern.

[@seasonz75]

Jai Hind 🇮🇳🖖🏻

[@xyzvlogz]

Very insightful

[@Olive_Chap]

Gulab singh formula is best.. RBI will transfer 50B to Pakistan wherein they will return entire J&K under their control to India & also kartarpur gurdwara section..

[@rvharikrishna]

Agar aana chahte ho to quarantine me rehna padega, nahi hamse milna chaahte ho to theek hai. Jiyo zindagi isi khush haali mein.

[@thomashunter5645]

The CPEC passes thru POJK. China may not like POJK joining India and cutting off its direct access to the Arabian Sea. POJK can join India only if the people rise up and demand unification with India. I don't see that yet.

[@sarthakvashishtha3605]

It's not South Asia it's Indian Subcontinent

[@premsadanand1563]

India should just sit back and watch the drama Never ever ever merge it wil India Dont be stupid We have enough issues

[@gautamsharma8459]

There’s another way which is just concentrate on India’s economic development for next 15 years and become a economic behemoth and then tackle these things 😂

[@ramsharma3704]

Brilliant analysis

[@13chandru]

India should remain neutral, let the locals solve their problems. India should not welcome any refugees. Pakistan should deal with its long term policies.

[@archanavinod1]

Please we dont want POK....let it be with Pakistan....🙏

[@ExploringAngel]

For Majority of Muslims they have more loyalty towards Ummah (Muslim Brotherhood) than their country. That's How Islam teaches them. If someone who is Muslim who has more loyalty for his/her country than Ummah will be great people with great Minds just like APJ Abdul Kalam.

[@pmd9756]

SENSIBLE ANALYSIS.

[@aarnv-2]

I think it would be very foolish of Modi govt to attach pok to India bcoz again there would be a demographic change which will be a big problem for India. What do you think?

[@srinum6774]

Why there is a need for development when there is alla and mullah? Is that not Indian Muslims also look for, and not vote for Modi ?

[@rajanchauhandiscover]

China -Taiwan same time India will take back POK

[@anelasingh]

On paper things hv been promised many times earlier....the Punjabi Sharif's also hv now lots of land in pok...pogb may be better to take first... Jai Hind

[@ex-fabiansocialist1660]

Super 👌🏼

[@ramfulsurendra7003]

One must never come to assist a peaceful who is drowning even though he sends an SOS. Jai SHREE RAM

[@srmadduri]

Ask PoJK people to convert to Hinduism / Sikhism / Christianity to claim citizenship with India using CAA!

[@wiekramjokhoe9253]

Good idea 👍

[@scientific6929]

Just buy it by land, not population

[@scientific6929]

Vahini should be mobilized

[@jaysurati9266]

POK people should form MUKTI BAHINI type army as good as Baloch Liberation army

[@SayeedKhan-ej4rv]

Dont see day dreams lets we concentrate on countrys progress Dont we remember how we lost our soldiers in fighting tamil liberation front so take lessons from past

[@truthsayer5824]

Annoying clicking sounds. What is it for?

[@gautamsanyal4527]

Wait

[@Shahilkunnathparambil]

Democratic Federation of Indian Reunification (DFIR)

[@ZahidBaig-wm3xi]

Things are happening from last many years, people even removed Pakistani flag in Kashmir recently, more than 300 pok residents were killed in Pakistan in 2023 to 2024 India should help us in pok in this situation open the borders ,

[@sabarinathan6554]

Sorry we lost the key to opening the gates. Why not try the middle east.

[@savitagrover6941]

Sorry not easy job too much time consuming. Good luck to truthful people.

[@sukhmindersarang9536]

India will be accepting Hindus and Sikhs from POK.

[@nitinsaklecha3262]

He cleverly divide the issue into POK and POGB ... And whole discussion is about POK and not POGB as china is involve in it...

[@jubnaa]

Gilgit Baltistanis don't like to be associated with the kashmir issue as they have nothing in common with the kashmiris. Their main demand is to be made a proper province in Pakistans constitution.

[@Santhosh_nair]

First we need to settle our border issues with China. Then have another pact with China for their border roads initiative on POK and Aksai Chin and to some extent on Gilgit baltistan region. We need to ensure the surety of Chinese investments there. But this is very complicated and we should rethink that whether we need all these ? By adding all these will change the demographic equation in India. Not only that a united Kashmir under India will give more trouble to us.

[@anjankumarmukherjee6229]

Emotion me jada jaldi bazi thik nehi ho sakta, nehru ka mafik. Jo hindustan ka abhisap ke rup me janam liya tha, gandhi jaisa. Ush logo ko pahele unka majhab ka aur azadi ka rasta sudhar ne do. Itna dashoko se ghatia practice karne walo ko khud ko samajhna aur sudharna to hogai na?

[@ZahidBaig-wm3xi]

People asking for freedom it’s not just electricity or flour it’s about our identity we want freedom from Pakistan they discriminate us

[@jubnaa]

Pakistanis are paying Rs.60 per Unit for electricity while ajk residents mostly dont pay their bills and those who do , pay Rs.3 per Unit.

[@prabhakar3725]

India me pok apane aap milega, saab indian economy ko dekh kaar yaha aane chahate hain

[@ashithsanjaykumar]

Didn’t understand what u are saying

[@Satanreincarnation-zg6sl]

@@ashithsanjaykumar, could it be since you have ill-informed or misinformed yourself ?

[@shivashankar1880]

Scheme requires rething

[@sps6]

To think of pok is taken over by Punjabis making Kashmiris minority

[@angeleyessvenska9330]

Dear Modiji, tussi great ho..........please sand the muktibahinis to the POK for us freedom from the napak foj.........thank you thank you dear modiji......love from POKupied Kshmier

[@user-nc1hv4iv1j]

Modiji, please do not intervene. Let these untrustworthy people do whatever they want. Not worth helping ungrateful people.

[@abhiframes]

It isnow in hands of pink kashmirisi London & abroadn to take up this to stand with India,for the well being of their future generation in Gilgit baltistan & pok development ma

[@SayeedKhan-ej4rv]

India better stay away from border adventures We moving forward economically and at this juncture we need not involve in any military adventure If we will have to face two neighbours it is foolish idea to think of confronting two powers T one time Avoid distance from such adventures and it will cost dearly better use wisdom not to be offensive it's a big risk and destructive

[@user-xy6hy9go1t]

India should not interfere in Pakistan. China is close to Pakistan. China and Pakistan are one.

[@user27455]

Sure😂

[@ashithsanjaykumar]

So we should give our land as cowards to them or what we know china is strong doesn’t mean we should listen to them and act according to them

[@ashithsanjaykumar]

So what if china there will take our land back we are not talking china

[@Shva927]

Haha🤣 Yes Pakistan and China r the same now. China will have a standing army on your soil. By the way, India will plan for some concrete strategy before taking pok. May be it will attack when China attacks taiwan. What will you be able to do? In 1971 , at least Pakistan and India were similar in economy and in military might, a little stronger in fact due to American weapons and American support. India is 10X now it will add some more multiples in a few years! Pakistan has a worse future ahead! What can u do? U can either have this animosity against India or live like Bangladesh, nepal, bhutan, sri Lanka. If push comes to shove and Pakistan flexes it's nuclear, even if it won't use it, the West will see to it that these weapons r destroyed, either by breaking Pakistan or in other way, I m not even adding what India's reaction be. The nuclear r of no use to u now, at least against India, u can keep on flexing the only nuclear state in ummah. Anyways all of the west will stand with India.the fame and name u have created around the world,the goodwill of common people in different democracies is not with u(keep on attacking church,supporting October 7th,call for sharia for uk and kidnapping hindu kids), every nation will stand with India if they will have to choose between Pakistan and India, even turkey will do so,those who won't will just do lip service, once India becomes third largest economy.

[@Roywalker300]

Paper army

[@bhattimustafa5842]

Cheap intellectualism

[@swh5542]

I have never heard so much crap in my life - all kashmiri's speak punjabi !!!! do you indians really believe him ???

[@ptrakoo5363]

India do not need all of POK. India only need a corridor to go to Central Asia and Afghanistan so India needs to negotiate with Pakistan to get that done. India and Pakistan needs to have a serious discussion to settle the border. Pakistan is fearful that India wants all of POK but the problem could be solved by honest discussions.

[@rakadus]

Please add your inputs on the need for a corridor to Central Asia.

[@fahadsarwar2183]

People of that part of kashir are not pro India. They want kashmir to become 5th province of Pakistan.

[@user-nn6wu3ub3c]

Lol,

[@kavitapatil7463]

Sir Indian economy is handled by Bombay billionaire boys which ecosystem hails from “Pakistan “,there is much of fishy play that surrounds this ecosystem,which includes “US,china,Iran which just plays “lip service “action.

[@kavitapatil7463]

There are only few countable billlionaires which have filled their pail with wisdom and knowledge this materialistic perishable world,have withdrawn their energies with this so called “violence occupied terrorism cluster “,becoz they know well that entry is easy but exit of this ecosystem lead to destruction of they own respect and fame.

[@mohsinmalik7623]

Plebiscite in Kashmir under neutral observers. A deceitful baanya nation has been changing colors on Kashmir like a chameleon.

[@seeker1813]

How do you know the Papi Punjabis will fight? Can you show us a single war in their entire history except Ranjit Singh who was a Sikh? Forget history, did they fight in 1965 or 1970 or in 1998 when they had the so called nuclear bomb? I think you need to deepen your understanding of their valor. Also remember, Modi loves giving surprises. 🙏🙂

[@Abdullaomar-fb1ze]

We are not 1971 Pakistan

[@hiicyuivbi]

Worse than that,you are surrounded by enemies on all sides Iran,TEA TEA P,93k enemy,baloch freedom fighters, kashmiri nationals

[@nemo9178]

Yes. Your condition is now of beggar state, not even like in 1971..it’s screwed up

[@Shva927]

In 1971 , at least Pakistan and India were similar in economy and in military might, a little stronger in fact due to American weapon and American support. India is 10X now it will add some more multiples in a few years! Pakistan has worse future ahead! What can u do? U can either have this animosity against India or live like Bangladesh, nepal, bhutan, sri Lanka. If push comes to shove and Pakistan flexes it's nuclear, even if it won't use it, the West will see to it that these weapons r destroyed, either by breaking Pakistan or in other way, I m not even adding what India's reaction be. The nuclear r of no use to u now, at least against India, u can keep on flexing the only nuclear state in ummah.

[@akhilghag5898]

You don't have Western support like in 1971😂😂

[@higherbeingX]

Yes you are even worse now.

[@user-xy6hy9go1t]

Arab countries should help Pakistan.

[@badam323]

why? so they lose more money to a corrupt system while attracting India's anger?

[@sidindian1982]

Why arab help beggars 🐷🐷🐷🤣🤣😄😆😆🤣🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰🇵🇰

[@mskhan1054]

Save Your Ass First In Sirinagar Than Try To Look Inside Azad JK

[@sonawarali8597]

In AJK we eat better than modi ji remember that and are fully armed Don’t try your luck with us please.

[@ashithsanjaykumar]

Ok brother let’s just wait and see. Having china has a friend won’t do u shit

[@sbalasundari8300]

Then why the riots over electricity rates and price of atta.

[@canmurthy]

Nobody wants your F***d up AJK.Stick with your Lahori Punjabis, they will give you a better deal!😂😂😂😂

[@sabarinathan6554]

​@@sbalasundari8300it's the usual scenario bro. People are living as usual. No tension in the pok. These media are new to this kind of living in pok. We never saw something like this. That's why

[@clintwestwood5187]

you eat good only if you are a punjabi fauji otherwise you are begging for atta and basics like hospitals, electricity and education .i guess you have not seen what good food is so you can happily assume that your food is much better than what peope eat in India, the frog in the well mentality suits you and i dont blame you for it .

[@user-yf5qc1mw4y]

This is just loose talk, attempting to muck the real issue

[@ashithsanjaykumar]

That’s still an important talk imagine Israel tell they will take Gaza if they say it will happen I mean 😪 Israel already taking Gaza

[@Shva927]

And what is it?

[@SecularKafir]

Soon pakistan will divided into four parts

[@sidindian1982]

Amen 🐷😄😄🤣🤣😆😄😄🤣