Doval doctrine for J&K back: Army won't go soft on stone pelters

There is no way that the army and the para-military forces will tolerate stone pelters in Jammu and Kashmir. "Do not expect us to tell them to put up these people who want to disrupt law and order," this is the message that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi would convey to Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti Sayeed.

This effectively means that the Ajit Doval doctrine would continue to be in force in the Valley. India's National Security Advisor, Doval had said, "Do not overreact, it will pass off as they cannot sustain." He was of the view that the policy of appeasement will not work.

He had conveyed during a series of meetings with the PM that there is no point in taking a soft stance in the Valley against those who are anti-nationals and disrupting peace at the behest of Pakistan.

No softening of stance:

The government would convey to the J&K CM that the Army would not tolerate stone pelters. The BJP is ready to speak about the minor issues that have cropped up in the coalition government at J&K, but asking the Army or para-military forces to go soft on stone pelters is out of the question, the BJP says.

The government feels that any move to soften their stance would only have a counter-productive effect. We have tried talking to the separatists, but they remain adamant. They continue to tow Pakistan's line and fuel tension and violence in the Valley, the government also says.

The Centre, however says that the J&K government is free to hold talks with the separatists. The centre would also back the J&K government. However, if violence continues, then one cannot expect the Army also to soften its stance, the centre says.

The Doval doctrine:

The Doval doctrine in a nutshell reads,"Do not overreact, it will pass off as they cannot sustain." Back in 2010, when incidents of stone pelting had gone beyond control, Doval had said that the biggest problem was the policy of appeasement that was being followed since 1947.

He felt that the focus should have been to vacate the Pakistan forces out instead of going to the United Nations. By accepting Article 370 in the state, it only made the people of Jammu and Kashmir look different and this led to separatism. He also felt that such policies only gave Pakistan the upper hand in setting the agenda. Pakistan decided when to engage India in war or peace, he also had said.

Doval had said in 2010 and says it even in 2016 that the protests are not due to an uprising by civil society. Instead, it is a manufactured and orchestrated move by Pakistan to keep the Valley on the boil. He even spoke about the clarion calls for protests and stone pelting that would be issued from the mosques. He even justified the use of force while ascertaining that in most cases the protestors had a murderous approach.

Doval, however, emphasised that use of force against innocents was wrong.

The NSA had also emphasised on the need to give Pakistan a decisive blow. "Pakistan must realise and understand that it cannot take on India. Pakistan has this belief that it can take on India and only through a decisive blow will they understand that they thinking is wrong," Doval said.

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