Ranjan Chauhan As was expected, Pakistan has made a concerted attempt to exploit the current unrest in Kashmir by increasing the threshold of its terrorist activity. A visible and concerted spike in terrorist initiated violence as well as infiltration bids has been witnessed in the last few days, while the valley was in the throes of agitations engineered by Pakistan’s … [Read more...] about Encounter killing is not “policy” for security forces in Kashmir
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Time to bring closure to the Burhan Wani episode
Jaibans Singh The attention that the killing of the terrorist, Burhan Wani, has received is less for the ideology he purported and more for the “Rock Star” image that the media created of him. His inevitable and predictably ignominious death has already caused a lot of avoidable damage to life and property. It is sad that so many lives have been lost for what is essentially a … [Read more...] about Time to bring closure to the Burhan Wani episode
How much is “Maximum” for the so-called peaceful protests in Kashmir?
Jaibans Singh The ongoing wave of violence that has gripped the Kashmir Valley for the last few days, post the killing of the Hizbul Mujahedeen (HM) terrorist Burhan Wani, is causing unprecedented damage to the region in economic, social and most importantly - human terms. One would not call it irreparable because the region has seen worse and has yet bounced back due to the … [Read more...] about How much is “Maximum” for the so-called peaceful protests in Kashmir?
Time to get real on the Burhan Wani episode
Jaibans Singh The situation in Kashmir post the gunning down of a terrorist, Burhan Wani, is running a traditional script. There is sponsored upheaval, disorder and disruption. The media, both electronic and print, is going all out to play the separatists against the nationalists. The panelists, commentators, analysts, academicians, think tankers, columnists et al are busy … [Read more...] about Time to get real on the Burhan Wani episode
No more Burhan Wani’s in Kashmir please
Jaibans Singh The killing of Burhan Wani, a so-called commander of the Hizbul Mujahedeen (HM), has led to a renewed debate on the terror machinery operating under foreign influence in the Kashmir Valley. Experts are of the opinion that Burhan was more of a poster boy of the terror machinery than a well trained professional terrorist. He was a part of the propaganda campaign … [Read more...] about No more Burhan Wani’s in Kashmir please