"Not Proud As An Indian...": Amartya Sen's Critique Of Kashmir Move

Nobel laureate Dr. Amartya Sen on Monday vehemently criticized the government’s move on Kashmir, saying it not only emphasized majority rule “as opposed to it sustaining the rights of all human beings”. “I don’t think ultimately you will have any resolution in Kashmir without democracy,” he told NDTV in an interview.
Pointing out the loopholes in the government’s decision on multiple levels, the 85-year-old told NDTV: “As an Indian, I am not proud of the fact that India, after having done so much to achieve a democratic norm in the world — where India was the first non-Western country to go for democracy — that we lose that reputation on the grounds of action that have been taken”.