HINDU KUSH = SLAUGHTER OF HINDUS

Date: 21 Jan 2009

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JIHADI STATE OF HINDU KUSH
A challenge to India’s security
South Asia Analysis Group
By R. Upadhayay

The Hindu Kush(Persian word meaning Hindu slayer) mainly running through 
Afghanistan and Pakistan is nearly 1600 K.M. long and 300 K.M. wide 
stretching from the Pamir plateau near Gilgit to Iran. Its passes 
particularly the Khyber that provided easy access to the alien invaders 
called Mlechchhas (barbaric) during their military and political expeditions 
into the land of the Hindus.

Since the Arab-Perso-Turk invaders  entered Indian sub-continent through the 
passes of this  mountain sub-range of  Himalaya and slaughtered millions of 
Hindus, they called it Hindu Kush which in Persian language means Hindu 
slayer.

A silent witness to the jihadi terror from Mohammad bin Kasim in 8th 
century, Ghaznavi in 11th century, Ghauri in the 12th century, Taimure lane 
in 1398 AD, Nader Shah in 1739 AD, Babar in 1526 to Ahmad Shah Abdali alias 
Abdul Shah Durrani in 1760.  India is still facing the legacy of its Persian 
name.

William James Durant (1885-1981) in his book - ‘The story of Civilisation’ 
argued that “the Muslim conquest of the Indian sub-continent led to 
widespread carnage because Muslims regarded the Hindus as infidels and 
therefore slaughtered and converted millions of Hindus”
Although, the Marxist historians do not subscribe to the ‘ Sword Theory’ of 
Islamists, renowned historian Sir Jadunath Sarkar  also contended that 
several Muslim invaders waged a systematic jihad against the Hindus to the 
effect that "Every device short of massacre in cold blood was resorted to in 
order to convert heathen subjects." (Wikipedia Encyclopaedia).

Similarly, on the basis of the available historical evidence, a noted 
historian K.S. Lal in his book ‘Growth of Muslim population in Medieval 
India’ concluded that about 60 to 80 million Hindus died  between 1000 and 
1525 CE as a result of the Islamic invasion of India. He estimated that 
about 2 million people died during Mahmud of Ghazni’s invasions of India 
(pp. 211-217). Thus, Hindu-Kush being the jihadi-route of Isalm in Indian 
sub-continent perpetually remained vulnerable from the security angle, 
throughout the ages.

Historically, empowerment of jihadi terrorism is rooted to the geo-political 
ideology of Arabian imperialism which began its march in seventh century A.D 
with the objective of political domination over entire world. Medieval 
history of Islamist conquests also suggests that Saudi Arabia is the 
ideological father of jihadi terrorism with the success of jihad in 
Islamisation of Afghanistan when the sword the Arab warlords crossed over 
Hindu-Kush and established socio-political and religious hegemony in the 
Indian sub-continent.

Spreading the culture of hate against the Hindus on the ground of religion, 
they forced Islam upon a sizeable chunk of population in the Indo-Gangetic 
valley and imposed their Perso-Arabian culture over them in the name of 
faith. However, with the collapse of Islamic rule in 1857 and Ottoman Empire 
or institution of Caliphate in 1924 the Arab world particularly Saudi Arabia 
remained subdued till the end of the colonial rule of the British in the 
sub-continent.

Aware of the jihadi instinct of the Arabs and strategic importance of the 
Hindu Kush in South Asia the British managed their control over it to secure 
its colonial border from the Islamists. Although the British left the 
sub-continent in August 1947, Hindu Kush failed to escape the crossfire of 
the superpowers namely America and Soviet Union. The Arab world particularly 
Saudi Arabia on the other had never forgot the humiliation they suffered 
after the loss of their geo-political hegemony in the region.

With years of spade work through catalytic funding for jihadi Islam in South 
Asia in general and India in particular; Saudi Arabia also revived the 
medieval base for jihad in Hindu Kush.
After the withdrawal of Russian army, the Taliban and Al Qaida became the 
custodian of jobless jihadis in Hindu Kush from Kashmir, Bangladesh and 
Myanmar. Providing further training and protection in Pakistan, they were 
deployed in terror war against India and with a view to drag the latter to 
the era of medievalism.

The terror war is unlike a conventional war during which the army of two 
sovereign nations are deployed along their respective borders and engaged in 
violent attack or defence for their geo-political interest. It is something 
which is fought against any State by a group of individuals under the banner 
of some organizations patronized by some individuals or even by some States 
for the sake of certain political ideology.

Since India lost its border with Hindu Kush to Pakistan after the partition 
of the sub-continent, this route to the Arabian ideology of jihad became 
vulnerable.
Now India is no more in a position to deploy its army along Hindu Kush to 
check the entry of jihadi terrorists from this region as the area is now a 
part of Pakistan. The Central Asian countries bordering Afghanistan have 
effectively insulated themselves from the fall out of the jihadi militancy 
groomed by the conspirators in Hindu Kush.

The Hindu Kush with political predominance of the modern co-fathers of 
jehadi terrorists, a regional operative base of medieval ideology of Arabs 
and a nodal point to launch terror war against the non-Islamic civilization 
in South Asia particularly India is a challenge to the humanity in general 
and India is particular.

Recognition of Taliban regime by Saudi Arabia and  “Saudi king Abdullah 
hosting high-level talks in Mecca between the Afghan government and Taliban” 
also sends a clear signal to India.
In view of the historical background of 20 odd tribes in Afghanistan who 
resisted against the three super powers namely British in nineteenth 
century, Soviet Union in twentieth century and USA just in the first year of 
twenty first century, it will be difficult to root out the jihadis from the 
Hindu Kush. Historically, Hindu Kush became a grave yard of the 
geo-political ambitions of the great powers.

Even the policy makers of USA have realized it as they too have failed to 
clear the region from the jihadists of Taliban and Al-Qaida. The US is yet 
to have a clear political and military strategy in Afghanistan.

India has well responded to the civil duty by spending millions of dollars 
for re-construction of Afghanistan but  it has nothing to show that the new 
incumbent took any firm step to change the Persian meaning of Hindu Kush. 
Taliban is still maintaining its base in this region and found operating in 
every province of Afghanistan.

Hindu Kush, has emerged as ‘Jihadistan’, a state within the State of 
Afghanistan. Mullah Omar and Osama bin Laden are still acknowledged as 
spiritual and political ‘Emirs’ by the natives in the region. They have 
influenced the locals to sever their relationship to the government “and 
also preach them to support jihad against the Americans and the government 
which they consider infidel” (jansamachar.net).

After creation of Pakistan, Hindu Kush became more vulnerable for India from 
the security point of view as it lost its day to day contact with the land 
of Kabuliwalas.

Pakistan on the other hand strengthened its Islamist link in the region and 
turned it into a jihadi base. Repeated terror attacks in Pakistani cities 
suggest that the jihadi terrorists have stealthily crossed the Hindu Kush 
following the foot prints of medieval jihadis with the possible danger of 
dragging India also at a later stage.

Against the backdrop of the complex situation, the need arises for India to 
evolve its independent strategy to calibrate the geopolitical alignments and 
shore up its political and strategic assets in the war torn Hindu Kush and 
defend itself from the on going civilisational onslaught from the Arabian 
ideology of jihad.

Apart from mobilsing the world community to transform Hindu Kush into a 
peace zone for resolving the problem of Islamist terrorism there is a need 
check the substantial funding from oil earned Arabian fund earmarked for 
jakat for propagation of radical Islam in India which provides a congenial 
atmosphere for the growth of home grown terrorists.  (The author can be 
reached at e-mail ramashray60@rediffmail.com)

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