NEW DELHI, Jan. 16 -- In one of the most life changing decisions for me, I resigned from Indian Administrative Service recently. At one level, it was an act of protest to remind the Centre of its responsibilities towards the people of Jammu and Kashmir (J&K).
Kashmir is in crisis. A record number of killings was reported in 2018. There is an environment of siege. Educated young people are engaged in a suicidal upsurge against the Indian State. Space has not been provided to the Hurriyat leadership for political activity and there are restrictions on the movement of the Hurriyat leadership. Tourism and development activity has been abysmally low. A near-total boycott of recently held panchayat and urban local body elections was a chilling r...