Dhaka, Sept. 13 -- The incorporation of Kashmir as a part of the Indian state is over a month old and things have started to settle down. There are isolated cries of outrage but Kashmir didn't turn out to be the fiery mess which many had thought it would. Instead of global condemnation, it's being mostly ignored. Major international players haven't really paid much attention. Neither China nor the so-called Islamic world stood by Kashmir/Pakistan. Imran Khan has bemoaned this fact publicly.

The only people who condemned loudly were activists and Pakistan. Several militants have also urged Pakistan to act militarily. This is one support base Pakistan could do without since these are precisely the utterances using which India has sought le...