Attack on Amarnath yatris: VHP attacks PM Modi; calls for reprisals rise

VHP has asked for a ban on the employment of Kashmiri Muslims across India

In the wake of Monday's lethal terrorist attack on Amarnath yatris, the question is not what the consequence shall be for Kashmir. Of more importance is what the consequence will be for the rest of India and for Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

In the wake of the attack, demands for reprisals are rising and the Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) is leading the charge. In a virtual declaration of no-confidence in the government, the VHP has asked, among other things, for a full-time defence minister and a ban on the employment of Kashmiri Muslims across India. It has also repeated its