Jasbir Sarai A recent interview given by the Inspector General Police (IGP), Jammu region, Rakesh Kumar, to a prominent newspaper in Jammu makes very interesting reading; the IGP declared that six districts in Jammu region namely Jammu, Samba, Kathua, Doda, Reasi and Udhampur were completely “rid of militancy”. He went on to add that the security grid of Jammu city is in the … [Read more...] about The time for a victory march has not yet arrived
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Resist a revisit of dreaded times in Kashmir
Jaibans Singh The state of Jammu and Kashmir has, for quite some time now, been standing on the threshold of a turn over from the cult of foreign sponsored violence. What is coming in the way is the evil intentions of powerful international players who feel that they have a stake in the future of Kashmir. These self appointed stake holders completely disregard the interest … [Read more...] about Resist a revisit of dreaded times in Kashmir
Accountability of the political class in Jammu and Kashmir
S Ranjan A few days back, newspapers of Jammu and Kashmir were abuzz with the pandemonium that took place in the Legislative Council of the state due to a face off, not between the government and opposition benches as is usual in democracies, but between the members of the coalition government itself. The members of the National Conference got into a spat with the members … [Read more...] about Accountability of the political class in Jammu and Kashmir
Security cannot be subject to base level politics
Jaibans Singh The events in the Kashmir valley over the last few days have been most disgusting and distressing. Five brave soldiers of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) were killed in a terrorist attack at Bemina in the heart of Srinagar on March, 13, 2013, in broad daylight. Nine others were injured including seven more CRPF troopers and two civilians. The two … [Read more...] about Security cannot be subject to base level politics
Healing the battered psyche is the real challenge in Kashmir
S Ranjan What is it about us Indians that makes us skirt issues instead of facing them head on? We tend to indulge in long drawn, largely inconclusive discussions; a tendency that has receives a considerable boost from media activism especially of the electronic variety. Sadly, none of the discussions or opinions lead to tangible action; this is because the root causes are … [Read more...] about Healing the battered psyche is the real challenge in Kashmir