Dr. Simrit Kahlon Within a day of the much touted lull in ceasefire violations, Pakistan has stuck again; this has put paid to the hype created by the Indian media about the Pakistan army retracting, tail between legs, due to a massive counter bombardment by the Indian forces. Sadly, the Indian media (especially the electronic segment) has resorted more to melodrama and … [Read more...] about Ceasefire violations: cut the melodrama please
J&K
Riposte to an unpleasant article on Kashmir floods by a Delhi University researcher
Jaibans Singh Apropos an article “Unwrapping the soldier from the flag - Kashmir after the flood” by Chirag Thakkar (a supposed Delhi University research scholar) carried by Kashmir Times, a local Jammu based English newspaper and as a guest post by a blog kafila.org. In the article the author has accused the Indian media of “insensitivity” by “valourising the Jawan involved … [Read more...] about Riposte to an unpleasant article on Kashmir floods by a Delhi University researcher
Politicising the flood disaster in Kashmir is in bad taste
Jaibans Singh Everything incident in Kashmir, big or small, has the potential of getting politicised; it was expected that political games will be played out on the flood tragedy also. That they would begin so early even as the relief process is underway came as a surprise. This, unfortunately, indicates the slavish compulsion of a particular segment in the State that is left … [Read more...] about Politicising the flood disaster in Kashmir is in bad taste
Separatists shamed forever as Kashmir fights for survival
Jasbir Sarai As the Kashmir valley struggles to grapple with an unprecedented and highly adverse situation of floods and inundation the separatists are adopting an appalling and despicable posture. Among the array of shameful activities being engineered by them to derail the rescue and relief process is an abominable attempt by Yasin Malik to “capture and loot” a rescue boat … [Read more...] about Separatists shamed forever as Kashmir fights for survival
Desperate separatists creating hurdles in flood relief operations
Dr. Simrit Kahlon In a ludicrous and pathetic effort to gain centre stage, Kashmiri separatist Yasin Malik, on September, 13, led a gang of unscrupulous elements and tried to derail the rescue and relief process launched by the Indian Army (Operation Megh Rahat) in aid of the flood hit regions of Kashmir. In an inhumane act, he and his set of criminals forced ailing lady … [Read more...] about Desperate separatists creating hurdles in flood relief operations