What Could Happen If Lockdown is Lifted
It is only crumbs of information, sometimes a mix of reality and rumour, that are floating around. The government has largely drained the public sphere of all the news except the one it wants people to know.
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DM’s Statement Evokes Hope for Forward Movement on Kashmir
SRINAGAR On his visit to Kargil War Memorial in Drass sector on Saturday, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh once again said that resolution of Kashmir issue is on the cards and that no power on the earth can stop it. The resolution, he added, is bound to take place and that he is saying it with […]
Why BJP Could Emerge as Majority Partner in Future J&K Govt
SRINAGAR On June 17, a resolution passed by the Bharatiya Janata Party (J&K Chapter) following a day-long meeting of its working committee in Jammu resolved to carry forward the momentum of the parliamentary polls and work tirelessly to form the next government in the state on its own. The meeting, chaired by its state […]
Why Hurried Delimitation Will Deepen Turmoil In Kashmir
SRINAGAR – Talk of delimitation in Jammu and Kashmir has become a fresh source of unease in the troubled state. The majority of people in the state suspect in this a design to manipulate the number of seats in a way that reduces the dominant role of Kashmir Valley in formation of the state government. And […]
The Joy Of Eid Is In Sharing
Unlike last year when we celebrated Eid-ul-Fitr in the throes of months of social and political turmoil, this year the festival has followed a relatively peaceful period. The social peace in Valley has uneasily held despite many developments threatening to disrupt it. However, the security situation has continued to be grim. Until May, security forces […]
What After Zakir Musa’s Killing?
Srinagar: On July 27, 2017, for the first time since the outbreak of militancy in Kashmir in 1989, Al Qaeda formally announced establishment of its affiliate Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind in Kashmir. And its chief was a local militant Zakir Rasheed Bhat aka Zakir Musa, who was killed in an encounter with the security forces on May […]
Is Imran Alone In Believing That Modi Is Best Hope For Kashmir
SRINAGAR BJPs ideological position on J&K seeks complete integration of the state into India, something that goes against the political aspirations of the majority of the people of the state. The Hindutva party seeks revocation of the Article 370 which gives special status to J&K under Indian constitution and Article 35A which bars outsiders […]
Kashmir Acquires a Resonance in Indian Elections Unlike Anytime in Past
SRINAGAR Kashmir has always been an issue in India’s national elections but this time it has acquired a resonance unlike anytime in the past. With the BJP making national security its central poll plank following the Pulwama attack which killed 40 CRPF personnel and triggered skirmishes with Pakistan, the issues related to the state have […]
Losing The Way In Kashmir
SRINAGAR The centre’s decision to make the only highway connecting Kashmir to the rest of the world out of bounds for its people two days a week is again an extraordinary step that has been taken as a matter of course. And as with all such extraordinary decisions in recent past, it is unlikely that […]
Time For India To Fight TRP Nationalism
SRINAGAR If anything, the latest skirmishes between India and Pakistan have focussed attention on the toxicity of the sections of the television media. Ever since the Pulwama attack they have worked up a nationalist frenzy and batted for a full scale war with Pakistan. And when India launched strikes on Balakot in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, these […]
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