Dr. Simrit Kahlon The annual meeting of the foreign ministers of member states of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has recently culminated in New York. True to form, the run up to the meeting witnessed a lot of political activity on the Kashmir issue. The ball was set rolling by an invite to attend the meeting being sent to Hurriyat leaders Syed Geelani, Asiya Andrabi … [Read more...] about Organisation of Islamic Cooperation should revisit its Kashmir policy
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Army presence in J&K is a strategic and economic imperative
Jasbir Sarai The challenge to security in Jammu and Kashmir is gaining a different dimension. On the one hand there is talk of diluting enabling legislations like Disturbed Area Act and Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) and on the other hand, terror mongers based in Pakistan are making a concerted bid to raise the levels of disruption, misinformation, violence and … [Read more...] about Army presence in J&K is a strategic and economic imperative
The waning fortunes of Syed Sallahuddin
Ranjan Chauhan Is it the end of the road for Syed Sallahuddin and his terrorist organisation, the Hizbul Mujahideen (HM), in Jammu and Kashmir? After thirty years of existence he is now fighting a losing battle for survival, clutching at straws to stay afloat in a situation that is fast going out of his hands. Gone are the days when he could issue diktats to the Government of … [Read more...] about The waning fortunes of Syed Sallahuddin
Kashmir reeling under a terrorist initiated gang war
Jaibans Singh A pall of fear and gloom has enveloped the Kashmir Valley due to the spate of killings of local terrorists under mysterious circumstances. The blame is, invariably, being placed on the security forces but the facts, as they are emerging, point towards the killing being an offshoot of a violent gang war that has erupted between the Hizbul Mujahedeen (HM) and its … [Read more...] about Kashmir reeling under a terrorist initiated gang war
Counter Pakistan propaganda attracting Kashmiri youth towards terrorism
Jaibans Singh Pakistan has, of late, launched a propaganda campaign designed to attract Kashmir youth towards the path of terrorism by spread of misinformation through the social media. Burhan Muzaffar Wani, a terrorist aligned with the Hizbul Mujahedeen (HM) and functioning in South Kashmir posted a video on a Face Book page about a month back. He was seen with eleven other … [Read more...] about Counter Pakistan propaganda attracting Kashmiri youth towards terrorism