Srinagar, April 25 -- Following the attack, reports have emerged of Kashmiri students being harassed, evicted from hostels, and threatened by fringe groups across some cities. Students in Dehradun, Himachal, and Uttar Pradesh have been called "terrorists," physically assaulted, and forced to flee to airports in fear. Hostel doors were allegedly broken down. Young people, far from home and with no connection to the attack, have been made scapegoats for someone else's crime.

This targeted campaign of hate and vilification against Kashmiri students must end now. It is not just cruel, it is counterproductive and dangerously shortsighted. The perpetrators of the Pahalgam attack want exactly this: a divided India, where suspicion, hate and com...