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Dr. Maria Haberfeld , professor and chair of the Department of Law, Police Science and Criminal Justice Administration at the John Jay College of Criminal Justice, said tensions between communities and police departments can be inflamed by politicians and the media who amplify and normalize anti-police sentiments.

To be inflamed by all of this is natural and part of the point.

The fracas over Sunday’s match shows how easily passions can be inflamed in predominantly Muslim Kashmir, where anti-India sentiment runs deep.

To some analysts, the designation heralds a militarization of a conflict that ultimately has local, economic roots and may only be inflamed by an influx of foreign troops.

Mobs should not be inflamed to disrupt the peaceful transfer of power,” Cassidy wrote.