Anmol Gupta It is the year 2020, Narendra Modi, the recently re-elected Indian Prime Minister backed by a decisive mandate in his favour and the strong military led establishment in Pakistan (following a coup in 2018) agrees to settle the Kashmir Issue in a summit at Shimla. It is decided that the land locked Kashmir Valley with an area of 15,948 sq km and a population of … [Read more...] about Imagining an Independent Kashmir: Decoding a Disaster
China: Heading towards an Islamic uprising
Jasbir Sarai While remaining busy for many decades in supporting the radical Islamist policies being followed by Pakistan, China is today finding itself on the other side of the fence. It is staring in the face of a burgeoning Islamist threat in its own backyard. The ISIS has marked its presence in the Xinjiang Province which is witnessing an uprising by its ethnic Uighur … [Read more...] about China: Heading towards an Islamic uprising
Pakistan Day: A celebration of failure and dissension
Jasbir Sarai “March 23, 1940, we pledged to make Pakistan, and we were successful. Let’s make a pledge today that we will cleanse Pakistan of terrorism, because, this is our Pakistan,” said General Qamar Javed Bajwa, Chief of the all powerful Pakistan Army on the eve of the 77th Pakistan Day. Pakistan Day, celebrated on 23, March and also called Yaum-e-Pakistan, has a dual … [Read more...] about Pakistan Day: A celebration of failure and dissension
Kashmiri separatism: The myth and the reality
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. In the context of India’s freedom struggle in the twentieth century, however, use of the ideology of separatism as a political tool in … [Read more...] about Kashmiri separatism: The myth and the reality
J&K Narrative – Out-of-the-box political initiatives can change it
Capt. Anil Gour Another summer of discontent in the Kashmir Valley has led to great suffering for the common man and some very unfortunate loss of innocent life, especially so, of teenagers and security forces personnel. Under these circumstances, some relevant questions are - What will be the final outcome of all this bloodshed? Is there any feasibility of searching for a … [Read more...] about J&K Narrative – Out-of-the-box political initiatives can change it