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The Army has been widely criticized for deciding to skip a cricket match in Srinagar at the last moment. The Ranji Trophy match was meant to begin on Tuesday.

But the question of participation was discussed and deliberated at various levels in the Army for at least a fortnight.

In its assessment in early October, the Srinagar-based 15 Corps Headquarters said the Services Team could be targeted by militants posing as spectators. This assessment was sent up to the Northern Command in Udhampur which endorsed the withdrawal.

The big mistake here was that nobody realized how the pull-out would damage the efforts, of the Army and the government, to project Kashmir as a safe place. Has the services team dented the govt’s confidence building mission in Kashmir?
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Surfers Say
Posted by R.Sridhar, Chennai on Wednesday, November 04, 2009 , Chennai
The army is the best judge in this matter and it would not be prudent to go in to the nuances of the decision taken by the army.
Posted by SarojaBalasubramanian on Wednesday, November 04, 2009 , Kolar
We cannot neglect the opinion and emotions of the service team. This is not the right time to build a mission in kashmir.
Posted by Vijay Yargal on Wednesday, November 04, 2009 , Mysore
In today's Indian fractions climate, the act of Services team was a great shame and had sent distress signals to the people of our nation. The Services team brought a shame and halt to the humanitarian agenda of constructive management and political engagement in Jammu and Kashmir. It's in our interest and in the interest of Jammu and Kashmir people, the philosophy of insecure and hate has no place. It's time to prove our benevolence in every magnitude and show solidarity for promoting peace, tourism, development, change and good faith by making life easier of the beleaguered people of Jammu and Kashmir. Every Indian needs to be the instrument of change and development in Jammu and Kashmir, an integral part of our nation.