As discussions abound in the media and in real life on the fracture lines becoming wider in American society, an Indian friend living in the US reminds us of what hypocrites we Indians are. Because whichever way you look at it, our own social divides are horrific and yet championed by some who prefer the majoritarian approach to life.

And nothing demonstrates our faultlines more than what is happening in Kashmir right now. The protests that began after the death of popular Hizbul Mujahideen leader Burhan Wani last week in an anti-terror operation, have left at least 25 dead and hundreds injured. The government seems paralysed and people angry, bereft and confused. In fact, even now, while some in security forces claim that Wani was an armed terrorist, their own colleagues disagree and claim he was a social media puppet propped up by Pakistan to confuse us.