Jasmine Brar Gilgit-Baltistan is well and truly a down trodden colony of Pakistan. It is deprived of its natural resources with no thought being given to the plight of the people who continue to live a mediaeval lifestyle due to lack of basic facilities. The lack of proper educational facilities stands out as a particularly inhumane deprivation that Pakistan has heaped on the … [Read more...] about Dismal state of education in Gilgit-Baltistan
Modi’s Independence Day message to Pakistan
Jaibans Singh India celebrated its 68th Independence Day with traditional fervour. The environment was charged with a spirit of nationalism. The new Prime Minister of the country, Narendra Modi, infused an exceptional sense of patriotism and hope with a speech that was quite different from those that the Nation has got used to hearing on this day. Pakistan also celebrated its … [Read more...] about Modi’s Independence Day message to Pakistan
National War Memorial: An expression of national sentiment
Jaibans Singh The 100th anniversary of World War 1 was recently celebrated in Europe with a fair degree of poignant elegance. The distance maintained by the Government of India from the event came as a surprise to the world given the massive contribution by the country to the war effort under British rule and the large number of soldiers of Indian origin serving the British … [Read more...] about National War Memorial: An expression of national sentiment
Jammu and Kashmir Polls: Prepare for a pot boiler
Jaibans Singh The announcement by the Congress party of not forming an alliance with its coalition partner the National conference (NC) has set the pace for the forthcoming Assembly Elections in Jammu and Kashmir. In order to analyse the electoral situation that is likely to emerge in the poll bound state it is necessary to first see how the numbers are stacked up. The State … [Read more...] about Jammu and Kashmir Polls: Prepare for a pot boiler
Kashmiri’s need to be masters of their own destiny
Jaibans Singh The government in the centre has been there barely two months and a segment of the so-called prime-movers of the Kashmir valley, political leaders and intelligentsia, have started voicing a litany of demands – political, economic, development, social and what not. Inimical voices from across the border have increased their vitriolic rhetoric – more stringent … [Read more...] about Kashmiri’s need to be masters of their own destiny