Jasbir Sarai Immediately after the Parliament legislated for bifurcation of the state of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories and also toned down such provisions of Article 370 and Article 35A that were inhibiting the freedom of many segments of the citizenry, the Government of India imposed certain restriction on movement and communication within the state. The … [Read more...] about Youth Empowerment in J&K: A lot is done, more is required
With the myth broken, Kashmiri separatism is in doldrums
Jasbir Sarai The moment the word “separatist” is used in India, it conjures the image of Syed Ali Shah Geelani, Mirwaiz Umar Farooq and their colleagues of the All Party Hurriyat Conference (APHC) in Kashmir, who subscribe to this ideology. Use of the ideology of separatism as a political tool in Kashmir, however, goes as far back as 1931 when some Muslim pressure groups … [Read more...] about With the myth broken, Kashmiri separatism is in doldrums
Pakistan’s heart continues to bleed for Hafiz Saeed and his ilk
Vikas Khanna Advocacy of human rights with a carefully cultivated “holier than thou” persona has become the focus for Prime Minister Imran Khan. Amidst ranting of a nuclear holocaust his heart bleeds constantly for the “atrocities being committed by the Fascist Indian state” on the people of Kashmir. While the world has refused to take his ranting seriously, what is … [Read more...] about Pakistan’s heart continues to bleed for Hafiz Saeed and his ilk
Pakistan’s targeting of Kashmiri youth needs to be challenged and negated
Jasbir Sarai “When curfew is lifted there will be a blood bath,” said Pakistan’s Prime Minister, Imran Khan, in the course of his address to the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). He parroted this phrase and other hate filled rhetoric with monotonous regularity all though his stay in the United States. It is quite apparent that these phrases had been embedded in his … [Read more...] about Pakistan’s targeting of Kashmiri youth needs to be challenged and negated
Good advice for China: Forget Kashmir, look towards Hong Kong
Onkareshwar Pandey China is not relenting from assisting Pakistan in its unsubstantiated posture on Kashmir. Chinese diplomats are making highly objectionable statements and attempting to raise the issue in international forums like the United Nations. China, further, is attempting to leverage the situation to once again highlight its covetous claims on Ladakh. Just a … [Read more...] about Good advice for China: Forget Kashmir, look towards Hong Kong