By Andrew L. Jaffee

Today, Islamist terrorists murdered 22 Hindus and wounded 5 in Kashmir. This attack isn’t just about the Indian “occupied” portion of Kashmir. It is not just about Muslims killing kafir (non-Muslims), but was meant as an attempt to derail warming relations between India and Pakistan, and especially to throw a wrench into the strengthening ties between India and the United States.

Here is the delicate manner in which the Islamists acted:

Police said militants lined the men up outside their homes in the mountainous Doda district before shooting them.

There are other reasons for attacking Hindus, of course. Mostly Hindu India is the world’s biggest democracy, a political system that is blasphemy to the Islamists. 58 years of independent, democratic rule? Indians are embracing capitalism. Pretty girls and dashing young men on TV and in the movies (Bollywood)? Punjabi rappers sparring with their New York counter-parts? Strong ties with the U.S. and Israel? Naturally, India has been the target of the Islamo-fascists.