How development can help Kashmiris choose tourism over terrorism

 One way of nudging Kashmiri youth along the peaceful path could be development, as seen in this clip from the film The Unreserved, which chronicles the lives of people who travelled in the general compartment of trains. Visiting Jammu and Kashmir on Sunday, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had a message for the state’s youth – choose between tourism and terrorism. “I want to tell the misguided youth of Kashmir, realise the power of a stone,” Modi said. “On the one hand, there are some youth who pelt stones, on the other hand, there are young men from the same Kashmir who carve stones to build infrastructure.” One way of nudging Kashmiri youth along the peaceful path could be development, as seen in this clip from the film The Unreserved which chronicles the lives of people who travelled in the general compartment of trains. The video shows a Kashmiri youth travelling in a train shortly after the railway network reached Kashmir for the first time.

 He starts out by talking about how his village hasn’t had electricity in months and openly admits to supporting Pakistan. But his face lights up when he talks about the train service and how he will able to travel all over India. He is most excited about visiting Mohali and its cricket stadium. And there’s also a twist to the story: his brother is posted with the paramilitary forces in Assam. "He has a job so he knows about India," the youth says. "When I get a job and electricity, I will also support India." Later on, he says that in his village of 320 people, half support India and the other half support Pakistan, and whoever gets a job switches loyalty to India. It appears that the Prime Minister is paying heed to that message. He was in the state to inaugurate the country’s longest road tunnel, the Chenani-Nashri tunnel. The 9.2 km-long tunnel will reduce the travel time between Jammu and Srinagar by two hours. The tunnel bypasses a dangerous hilly terrain of more than 30km of the strategic Jammu-Srinagar national highway, which is the only road that connects Kashmir Valley with the rest of India. It is often blocked for hours and even days because of avalanches, heavy snow, and landslides. Providing an alternative road could go a long way in encouraging development and helping Kashmiris along the right path. 

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