Jasmine Brar Satinder K Lambah, a career diplomat, has been Indian High Commissioner to Pakistan. Since his superannuation, he has been actively involved as Indian interlocutor for Pakistan and Afghanistan. Since 2005, he has been special envoy to Afghanistan and Pakistan from the office of the Prime Minister of India. On May, 13, 2014, just a few days prior to the counting … [Read more...] about A justifiable, righteous and honourable approach to the Kashmir issue
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Jammu and Kashmir: Towards a new thought and statesmanship
Jaibans Singh The mammoth elections of the world’s largest democracy are finally over! For many months the collective psyche of the nation has remained focussed on political discourse. Finally, the result is out and the BJP led NDA is poised to form the government at the centre. In this historic moment for Indian democracy all eyes will be on the new government as it sets its … [Read more...] about Jammu and Kashmir: Towards a new thought and statesmanship
To engage or not to engage in dialogue with Pakistan
Mehtab Karan Singh “Do you think it is possible to have a discussion amidst the deafening noise of bomb blasts and gunshots? So, to have a reasonable discussion, first the blasts and gunshots have to stop,” said the BJP Prime Ministerial candidate, Narendra Modi, to a national English news channel in a recent interview. Political parties in India have been following a … [Read more...] about To engage or not to engage in dialogue with Pakistan
Meeting the poll challenge in Jammu and Kashmir
Dr. Simrit Kahlon Polling has finally come to an end in Jammu and Kashmir with the Baramulla and the Ladakh constituencies casting their votes on May, 7. Many people other than the candidates would have heaved a sigh of relief, especially the security forces on whose shoulders lay the onerous responsibility of conducting an incident free election. During the course of the … [Read more...] about Meeting the poll challenge in Jammu and Kashmir
Winds of Change in Gilgit-Baltistan
Jaibans Singh A change in the corridors of power in Islamabad is something that the deprived people of Gilgit-Baltistan dread. This is so because the resultant politics of witch-hunting negatively impact their already very difficult existence. Recently, wheat subsidy to Gilgit-Baltistan was withdrawn by the Nawaz Sharif led government, mainly out of pique, because the … [Read more...] about Winds of Change in Gilgit-Baltistan